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A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench.

It’s the latest development in an unusually public and bitter fight over whether Judge Pauline Newman should continue to serve on the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals

Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest sitting federal judge in America at 96 years old, was barred from hearing cases after a judicial panel claimed she is not mentally fit enough to serve.

A judicial council said Pauline Newman of the US court of appeals cannot effectively discharge her duties due to disability

96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, was suspended from hearing cases for a year.

96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, was suspended from hearing cases for a year.

(WASHINGTON) — As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been barred from hearing cases for at least a year. Judge Pauline Newman, who has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 39 […]

The judge has sued her colleagues, claiming they’re trying to muscle her out of her seat

A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suspended Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases for a year or until she passes a mental competency test.