Judge Newman has threatened to have staff arrested, forcibly removed from the building, and fired. She accused staff of trickery, deceit, acting as her adversary, stealing her computer, stealing her files, and depriving her of secretarial support. Staff have described Judge Newman in their interactions with her as “aggressive, angry, combative, and intimidating”; “bizarre and unnecessarily hostile”; making “personal accusations”; “agitated, belligerent, and demonstratively angry”; and “ranting, rambling, and paranoid.” Indeed, interactions with Judge Newman have become so dysfunctional that the Clerk of the Court has advised staff to avoid interacting with her in person or, when they must, to bring a co-worker with them.

  • Flying Squid
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    02 years ago

    How many people have been wrongly convicted or harshly sentenced because of this woman’s dementia?

    • UnlimitedRumination [he/him]
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      12 years ago

      In this case I don’t think any, because she worked in patents. But don’t take that as me defending nonagenarians still working in government.

      • Flying Squid
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        12 years ago

        I’m sure you’ve never done anything like that, but we can’t all be smart like you.