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MIKE DAVIS: Federal court sets dangerous precendent against 99-year-old judge

Chief Judge Kimberly Moore's panel barred Newman from hearing cases despite three experts finding her mentally fit

By Mike Davis Fox News

Published July 11, 2026 7:25am EDT

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently wrongly declined to hear U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. What has happened to her is outrageous, unconstitutional, dangerous, and unacceptable.

For several years, Newman has endured an unconstitutional suspension imposed by her colleagues on the basis of her supposed lack of mental competency—which anyone who has spent any time around Judge Newman knows is absurd. She may be 99, but she is still sharp—and can work circles around her junior colleagues.

The suspension bars Newman from hearing any cases and amounts to an unconstitutional impeachment and removal from office. The Supreme Court set a dangerous precedent by declining to take up the appeal.

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Newman has served on the Federal Circuit since 1984. Several years ago, she suffered some brief fainting spells. On that basis, Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore, the villain here hiding under a judicial robe, convened a panel of fellow Federal Circuit........

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