Who Judges the Judges? NCLA Defends Judge Pauline Newman

In this episode of Unwritten Law, NCLA President Mark Chenoweth and Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione sit down with NCLA’s Greg Dolin to unpack his recent oral argument before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Newman v. Moore. At 97 years old, Judge Newman has been sidelined from the bench for over two years without impeachment or medical incapacity. NCLA argues that her removal from judicial duties violates both constitutional protections and due process. The conversation covers the limits of judicial discipline, the dangers of letting judges act as both witnesses and adjudicators, and why this case could reshape the boundaries of Article III power.