Federal Appeals Judge, 98, Appeals Suspension to Supreme Court

Judge Pauline Newman’s medical expert says she’s a ‘Super-Ager,’ who is as active and healthy as someone 20 years younger or more.

Judge Pauline Newman, who is on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, poses in her office in Washington on May 3, 2023. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP

The oldest active federal judge in the United States asked the U.S. Supreme Court on March 12 to take up her challenge to her ongoing suspension from an appeals court in the nation’s capital.

Judge Pauline Newman, 98, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, filed a petition with the nation’s highest court, arguing that the Federal Circuit unconstitutionally forced her out of her position after an investigation found her alleged cognitive deterioration rendered her unfit for the job.