John Roberts hands 99-year-old judge lifeline in suspension battle
Chief justice John Roberts has granted 99-year-old U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman a chance to contest her suspension. Her dispute over judicial disability has been transferred from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to the 11th Circuit in Atlanta. The move, made on August 19 and publicly disclosed, offers her an possibility to continue her long-standing legal battle against her colleagues’ suspension.
Chief Justice John Roberts has handed 99-year-old U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman a lifeline in her yearslong fight against a suspension imposed by her colleagues, transferring the judicial disability dispute to a federal appeals court.
Roberts moved the complaint from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit on Aug. 19, according to an order made public Tuesday by its Chief Judge William Pryor. The chief judge of the appeals court disclosed the transfer on Tuesday at Newman’s request, according to a published order.
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