"To be sure, the public needs to be protected from incapable judges, whatever their age.... But absent a search for truth in a trial-like proceeding, how can one determine either the chief's motivations or Judge Newman's competence?"
"At the core of Due Process and basic justice is the undeniable right to be heard by an impartial adjudicator on the charges brought against you. That includes the right to present witnesses and evidence in your defense and to cross-examine the witnesses against you."
"Solely on the basis of those untested factual allegations, for almost two years Judge Newman has been barred from hearing cases, the central duty of a judge. Why? Not for proven mental disability but solely for declining to undergo three forensic neurological evaluations by experts selected by the chief judge and the court."
"Later, Judge Newman submitted to extensive evaluations by three renowned neurological experts-two of her own selection and one who independently reached out to offer his services. Although they found her entirely fit both mentally and physically to ably perform the duties of an appellate judge, their reports were essentially ignored or discounted."
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