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Roberts shifts federal judge's fitness probe to 11th Circuit
Original: Chief Justice Roberts moves oldest active federal judge's fitness investigation to 11th Circuit
Chief Justice John Roberts has transferred the judicial fitness investigation of the oldest active federal judge to the 11th Circuit's judicial council. The proceedings concern questions about the judge's capacity to continue serving. The unusual move places the matter before a different circuit council and comes amid ongoing debate over how the judiciary handles complaints about aging judges' competence.
Why now: The transfer of a rare fitness investigation involving the nation's oldest sitting federal judge is drawing attention to judicial accountability.
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- Chief Justice Roberts moves oldest active federal judge's fitness investigation to 11th Circuit · ABA Journal
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