Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- a report covering how Judge “Newman is appealing her suspension and has also filed a motion to unseal documents related to an investigation which ultimately led to her being temporarily removed from the bench”;
- an article highlighting how Judge Newman “continues to fight against a suspension from the bench that was handed over to her by colleagues who believe she is ‘mentally unfit'”;
- an article describing how “[t]wo key amicus briefs were filed on Thursday, December 12, backing Judge Pauline Newman’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the dismissal of her case against the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)”; and
- an article discussing how in a recent amicus brief “six retired judges argued” that “the Federal Circuit circumvented the US Senate and dealt a blow to the independence of all federal judges when it suspended 97-year-old Judge Pauline Newman.”
Michael Dorgan published a report with FoxNews covering how Judge “Newman is appealing her suspension and has also filed a motion to unseal documents related to an investigation which ultimately led to her being temporarily removed from the bench.” The report notes how “[t]he Committee on Judicial Conduct conducted more than 20 interviews with court staff pointing to her ‘significant mental deterioration including memory loss, confusion, lack of comprehension, paranoia, anger, hostility and severe agitation.'”
Ishita Srivastava posted an article on MSN highlighting how Judge Newman “continues to fight against a suspension from the bench that was handed over to her by colleagues who believe she is ‘mentally unfit.'” Srivastava explains how “[t]he Committee also directed her to undergo a 30-45 minute interview with a neurologist and a full neuropsychological examination in order to assess her situation.”
Eileen McDermott authored an article for IPWatchdog describing how “[t]wo key amicus briefs were filed on Thursday, December 12, backing Judge Pauline Newman’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the dismissal of her case against the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).” According to McDermott, one brief was filed by “several law professors and a former International Trade Commission (ITC) commissioner” while a second was filed by “six retired federal judges.”
Michael Shapiro filed an article with Bloomberg Law discussing how in a recent amicus brief “six retired judges argued” that “the Federal Circuit circumvented the US Senate and dealt a blow to the independence of all federal judges when it suspended 97-year-old Judge Pauline Newman.” Shapiro notes how “[t]he six judges urged the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a lower court decision dismissing Newman’s lawsuit.”