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Pauline
Newman
has
spent
the
last
year
fighting
for
the
right
to
do
her
job.
We
spoke
at
length
with
her
about
the
Federal
Circuit’s
request
that
she
step
down
and
her
eventual
functional
impeachment.
Despite
recorded
public
appearances
that
show
a
clear
ability
to
discuss
patent
law
and
how
subject
matter
eligibility
impacts
patent
marketability,
the
court
has
maintained
that
she
is
not
physically
or
mentally
fit
for
the
job,
taunting
her
to
submit
to
testing
to
prove
otherwise.
After
the
initial
evaluations
found
her
sound
of
mind
and
body,
she’s
refused
to
comply
with
further
testing
requests
and
opted
to
fight
it
out
in
court.
Reuters
covered
the
most
recent
outcome
of
that
battle:
The
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Federal
Circuit’s
11-member
Judicial
Council
in
a
two-page
order
unanimously
adopted
a
recommendation
by
a
three-judge
committee
investigating
Newman
to
extend
a
suspension
that
began
in
September
2023.
The
court
may
renew
the
suspension
if
she
chooses
not
to
submit
to
more
testing
when
it
is
over.
Newman
is
in
a
rough
position.
Being
forced
to
undergo
another
examination
is
a
wrong
in
itself,
but
who
is
to
say
that
her
problems
would
go
away
even
if
she
followed
through?
We’ve
already
seen
that
her
colleagues
could
effectively
misread
and
discredit
if
and
when
a
doctor’s
evaluation
comes
out
in
Newman’s
favor.
What
prevents
the
panel
from
ignoring
any
new
results
that
don’t
conform
to
their
suspicions?
Newman’s
lawyers
plan
to
appeal
the
order.
Court
Extends
Suspension
Of
97-Year-Old
US
Federal
Judge
[Reuters]
Earlier: A
Lifetime-Appointed
Judge
Was
Accused
Of
Not
Being
Able
To
Do
Her
Job.
She
Brought
Receipts.
Pauline
Newman’s
Doctor
Has
Some
Choice
Words
For
The
Judicial
Panel
That
Ruled
Against
Her
Pauline
Newman
Speaks:
ATL
Interviews
The
Judge
Who’s
Fighting
To
Do
Her
Job
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.