‘Paranoid’ Incidents Necessitate Newman Exam, Fed. Cir. Says

The Federal Circuit’s oldest and longest-serving member must release medical records that could help explain “observed changes” in her behavior that led to a probe into whether she’s fit to remain on the bench, new documents out of the appeals court say.

A panel including Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore clarified requests for Judge Pauline Newman to turn over her health records and undergo a neurology exam—which she noted the 95-year-old jurist has not yet complied with—in an order released Tuesday. It emphasized the information is necessary to investigate an alleged mental decline that’s suspected to be affecting Newman’s work. ...