Staff said Judge Pauline Newman, 96, was "losing it, mentally" after 39 years on the bench.
"Judge Newman and her counsel have aggressively sought to discredit this entire process by trying their case in the press while conjuring a narrative of 'hostile,' 'disrespect[ful],' and 'appalling' treatment marked by exercises of 'raw power,' all borne out of 'personal animosity' for Judge Newman," the decision said.
Since March, Judge Newman's unusually public dispute with her fellow judges has rocked the Federal Circuit.
He has said disagreements between the judge and staff don't come close to showing "disability."
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