Federal judge, 96, barred from hearing cases after panel claims lack of mental fitness: 'Baseless allegations'
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Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest sitting federal judge in America at 96 years old, was barred from hearing cases after a judicial panel claimed she is not mentally fit enough to serve.
Newman, 96, was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by former President Ronald Reagan in 1985. She says she is physically and mentally fit enough to continue doing her job, and has obtained independent evaluations from two doctors issuing the same opinion, court documents revealed.
The investigation into Newman led her to file a federal lawsuit against her fellow judges in May.
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