{"id":2614324,"date":"2026-06-15T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-98-year-old-judges-fight-against-suspension\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:06:51","slug":"supreme-court-declines-to-hear-98-year-old-judges-fight-against-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-98-year-old-judges-fight-against-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court declines to hear 98-year-old judge&#8217;s fight against suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-declines-to-hear-98-year-old-judges-fight-against-suspension%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court has chosen not to hear a case involving 98-year-old U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who has been suspended from her position on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for over three years. Newman was suspended after refusing to undergo neuropsychological tests requested as part of an examination into her fitness to serve, asserting she is still capable of fulfilling her duties. Despite her longstanding service as 1984, efforts to revive her lawsuit have been unsuccessful in lower courts, and the Supreme Court\u2019s refusal to hear the case marks the end of legal options for Newman\u2019s challenge. The case has raised concerns about judicial independence and due process. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the article touches on broader political and health issues, noting President Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection bid and questions about his age and fitness for office, alongside concerns about President Donald Trump&#8217;s health in his ongoing term. It also discusses upcoming Supreme Court cases, including challenges related to presidential authority, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-indefinite-detention-of-criminal-immigrants\/\" title=\"... to ... to indefinite detention of criminal immigrants\">gender-specific sports laws<\/a>, and mail-in ballot counting, with decisions expected by the end of the court\u2019s current term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> declined to hear a 98-year-old federal judge\u2019s challenge of her suspension by her peers on the federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appeals-courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1537\">appeals court<\/a> she serves on, leaving the oldest active federal judge suspended from her duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/061526zor_5if6.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/orders\/courtorders\/061526zor_5if6.pdf\">did not explain<\/a> its decision not to hear the case brought by U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who has been suspended from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for more than three years. Newman was suspended by a panel on her appeals court for refusing to comply with an investigation into concerns over her fitness to serve. The panel requested neuropsychological tests as part of the investigation, but Newman has rejected taking the requested exams, instead pointing to other tests she has passed and insisting she is still fit to serve.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4609273\/supreme-court-declines-gunmaker-challenge-new-york-firearms-liability-law\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court declines to hear gunmakers\u2019 challenge to New York firearms liability law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4608794\/supreme-court-declines-carter-page-lawsuit-fbi-russia-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court declines to hear Carter Page\u2019s lawsuit against former FBI officials<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4608581\/supreme-court-challenge-indefinite-detention-criminal-immigrants\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court to hear challenge to indefinite detention of criminal immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newman has held her position on the Federal Circuit since 1984, when she was nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Her bid to revive her lawsuit has failed in the federal district court and appeals courts, with a federal appeals court panel on the District of Columbia Circuit finding that the lawsuit could not be revived under existing precedent, but it did express concern over due process. The Supreme Court\u2019s decision not to take up the case is the end of the road for this lawsuit, but the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which has represented Newman throughout litigation, said it would continue to pursue all available avenues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a dark day for the independence of the federal judiciary,\u201d NCLA President Mark Chenoweth said. \u201cThe cert denial in this case means that Judge Newman\u2019s due process and other complaints about the way Chief Judge Moore and the Federal Circuit Judicial Council have treated her never have and never will receive a merits decision from an Article III court. That is utterly inexcusable and truly inexplicable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newman\u2019s suspension in 2023 came at a time when then-President Joe Biden\u2019s age and fitness to be commander in chief were under increased scrutiny, with Biden saying at the time that he intended to seek another term in the White House. Biden ultimately ended his reelection bid in July 2024, a month after a debate against now-President Donald Trump only increased concerns over Biden\u2019s fitness for office. Biden was 82 when he left office in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, is also one of the oldest presidents in history and will be 82 when he leaves office in January 2029. 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