Judge Who Refused Psychiatric Exam Fights Misconduct Finding

U.S. District Judge John R. Adams asked a federal appeals court Thursday to revive his lawsuit against a circuit judicial council, arguing the council’s finding that he committed misconduct by failing to take a mental health evaluation caused damage to his reputation.

A lower court judge previously found Adams’ case was moot after the Judicial Council of the Sixth Judicial Circuit withdrew the requirement that he undergo a mental health evaluation. Adams has served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for 18 years.

“The misconduct finding here, as interrelated with the psychiatric examination order, went ...