The court-fashioned doctrine of "equitable mootness" has frequently been applied to bar appeals of bankruptcy court orders under circumstances where reversal or modification of an order.
The court-fashioned doctrine of "equitable mootness" has frequently been applied to bar appeals of bankruptcy court orders under circumstances where reversal.
Haiyun Jiang/ Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been
Haiyun Jiang/ Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) As an age debate rages around members of Congress, a 96-year-old federal judge has just been barred from hearing cases for at least a year.
Judge Pauline Newman, who has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 39 years, was suspended Wednesday after Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore determined she was no longer able to perform her job, according to court documents.
"Unfortunately, earlier this year mounting evidence raised increasing doubts about whether Judge [Pauline] Newman is still fit to perform the duties of her office. When such evidence is brought to the attention of the Chief Judge and the Judicial Council, there is an obligation to investigate the matter," the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit wrote in a court order Wednesday.
"The evidence establishes reasonable concerns that Judge Newman suffers from a disability preventing her from effectively discharging the dutie