Fed. Cir. Judges Urged to Try Mediation in Newman Fitness Probe

A D.C. federal judge is recommending Judge Pauline Newman and her Federal Circuit colleagues use mediation to resolve the 96-year-old’s claims that a probe into her fitness to keep working should be transferred out of her colleagues’ jurisdiction.

During a Thursday status conference, Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said the case “really cries out for some type of mediation” and questioned whether the parties have sat down to try to work things out more informally.

Cooper said he’d recommend a former federal judge who would be well suited to mediating the ...