Recently, Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who had her suspension validated by a national panel for judicial misconduct due to her refusal to take medical tests, complained about being removed from an email list catering to all judges. This news came just a day after the panel’s ruling.
Underpinning the affirmed action of suspension was Newman’s refusal to go through medical assessments, which were for a probe into her mental fitness. The subsequent expulsion from the ubiquitous judicial mailing list was seen as a grievance by the judge.
The dimension of the implications tied to this decision being extended to her standing within the judicial community warrants further analysis by legal professionals, both within and beyond the scope of corporations and law firms.