US appeals judge, 96, suspended in rare clash over fitness

US appeals judge, 96, suspended in rare clash over fitness

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday suspended Judge Pauline Newman from hearing new cases amid a deepening clash over the 96-year-old jurist's mental competence to serve on the bench. A council of judges on the Washington, D.C., court unanimously said Newman had failed…

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