nostr:npub1ulmk7rglm7y8cykt7h40zhwnhv9c37qxq5tnna3jqz4wjx52wd8q2whweg and yet, i am told we do not have a gerontocracy problem in this country 🙄
Breaking news, via Law360: "A Federal Circuit panel investigating claims that 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman is not mentally fit to remain on the bench has recommended that she be suspended from hearing all cases for one year for not cooperating with the probe."
Full story (if you have access): https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1707721?nl_pk=fd062d42-234e-4b6a-b9b5-4052fd7ef7ac
Full report & recommendation (direct from the court): https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2FmYy51c2NvdXJ0cy5nb3Yvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzL0p1ZGljaWFsTWlzY29uZHVjdE9yZGVycy9KdWx5JTIwMzEsJTIwMjAyMyUyMFJlcG9ydCUyMGFuZCUyMFJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9uLnBkZiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MDQuODA2NTY2NjEifQ.8_e05XAbC9WtRy18eLNTnjSRpUwmd8Omh6yTW_gzkWY/s/2596171365/br/223716549272-l
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nostr:npub1swyxvkhew2qcjpgmsf7c4salsxsedx4veavatjd5yzhxhmtk58aq54snpj This makes me so, so sad. Like her decisions or not, Judge Newman has been a lion of our profession (in an area with still far too few women) for a very long time. I hate to see all of this.