A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench.
Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest sitting federal judge in America at 96 years old, was barred from hearing cases after a judicial panel claimed she is not mentally fit enough to serve.
Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest sitting federal judge in the country has hit back at a panel of her colleagues who blocked her form hearing further cases on the grounds of mental fitness .