Supreme Court declines to hear nonagenarian Judge Pauline Newman’s challenge to suspension

Newman, who turns 99 this week, has been barred from receiving new case assignments since 2023 following an investigation into concerns about her mental fitness and ability to perform judicial duties The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge brought by 98-year-old Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, leaving in place her suspension from hearing new cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Newman, who turns 99 this week, has been barred from receiving new case assignments since 2023 following an investigation into concerns about her mental fitness and ability to perform judicial duties. She has...