March 24 (Reuters) – The federal court system’s governing body on Tuesday rejected another bid by U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who at 98 years old is the oldest active federal judge, to overturn her ongoing suspension from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability upheld the Federal Circuit’s decision from last year to extend Newman’s suspension after she allegedly stonewalled her court’s investigation into her fitness to serve.
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Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington
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Blake Brittain reports on intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, for Reuters Legal. He has previously written for Bloomberg Law and Thomson Reuters Practical Law and practiced as an attorney.
98-year-old US judge loses another challenge to her suspension
