"Now, you might ask, who wears the robe? Who gets to judge cases we know. The president picks. That's how it's done. Then the Senate confirms each one. They serve for life to stay independent and fair. For life, you say? Because this would be news to Judge Pauline Newman, who is - as of this writing - in active litigation against her Federal Circuit colleagues."
"Judge Newman has asked the Supreme Court to hear her case after the circuit court, led by Chief Judge Kimberly Moore, suspended her from hearing new cases in September 2023 and have now renewed that suspension annually - making it the longest suspension of a federal judge in American history."
"Her panel colleagues claim they have the authority to lock her out in perpetuity based upon her mental fitness, citing the D.C. Circuit ruling that judicial conduct and disability determinations are unreviewable."
"Even though she has submitted to three independent expert evaluations by three different doctors, all of whom have concluded she is fit to perform her duties, the rest of the circuit has shrugged its shoulders and asserted the authority to pocket impeach one of their ac"
A Federal Circuit music video uses cartoon and pop-culture style elements to present civic education about how federal judges are selected and why they serve for life to remain independent and fair. The video includes lyrics describing presidential nomination and Senate confirmation, followed by lifetime service. The account then contrasts the message with a real dispute involving Judge Pauline Newman, who has been suspended from hearing new cases by her Federal Circuit colleagues. The suspension has been renewed annually since September 2023, becoming the longest suspension of a federal judge in U.S. history. Colleagues claim authority to bar her indefinitely based on mental fitness and cite unreviewable disability determinations, despite multiple expert evaluations finding her fit.
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