Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- a blog post regarding the D.C. district court’s dismissal of Judge Newman’s case for reinstatement to the bench, suggesting “Judge Newman deserves a parade, not this humiliation”; and
- another blog post regarding the D.C. district court’s dismissal of Judge Newman’s case for reinstatement to the bench, suggesting “one potential problem with life tenure: Sometimes judges do not know when to quit.”
Eileen McDermott authored a blog post for IPWatchdog regarding the D.C. district court’s dismissal of Judge Newman’s case for reinstatement to the bench. McDermott quotes a commentator who criticizes the Federal Circuit for “punishing [Judge Newman] because she will not take the mental evaluation of their choosing administered by the doctor of their choosing.” The article concludes with a quotation that “Judge Newman deserves a parade, not this humiliation.”
Jonathan Adler wrote a blog post for the Volokh Conspiracy also regarding the D.C. district court’s dismissal of Judge Newman’s case for reinstatement to the bench. He suggests “one potential problem with life tenure: Sometimes judges do not know when to quit.” He also warns that citizens “should be concerned about decrepitude on courts.”