Supreme Court Rejects Bid By 98-Year-Old Appeals Judge To Be Reinstated

Newman also declined to accept service of orders, saying she “was not interested in receiving any documents regarding this matter,” and directed the mailroom at her residence to refuse the orders.

Later that year, a council of judges banned Newman from hearing new cases for one year or until she had court-ordered medical examinations.

“We are acutely aware that this is not a fitting capstone to Judge Newman’s exemplary and storied career,” the council said at the time, adding it had no choice because she was “no longer capable of performing the duties of her judicial office.”