Federal Circuit Judicial Council Won't Restore Newman to Case Assignments
Briefly

"The information the Committee has detailed in its order of May 16 raises, at a minimum, a reasonable concern that Judge Newman may suffer from a disability that renders her incapable of carrying out the duties of her office and thus incapable of issuing her opinions more promptly."- Judicial Council Order
The Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit has denied Judge Pauline Newman's request to be restored to the rotation of new case assignments pending a Special Committee's investigation into her fitness to serve on the court.
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