Doctor Who Examined 96-Year-Old Judge Slams Suspension, Report

A neurologist who examined Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and deemed her fit to serve responded forcefully to a judicial committee’s recommendation to suspend the 96-year-old jurist.

The special committee of three other judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit voted to suspend Newman from taking new cases for a year. It released a bombshell 111-page report on Aug. 4 that stated the decision was necessary in light of Newman’s refusal to undergo neurological testing by a doctor chosen by the committee.

It further said that an examination performed by a doctor selected by Newman, Ted ...