,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbf,mr4  
,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to designate c\rtroom #bja at !
 ,h[>d ,t4 ,m>key ,national ,c\rts      
,build+ locat$ at #gag ,madison ,place  
,,nw1 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 z ! ,paul9e       
,newman ,c\rtroom4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,honor+ ,circuit  
,judge ,paul9e ,newman ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,paul9e ,newman 0 born on ,june    
#bj1 #aibg1 & has devot$ m ?an sev5     
decades to ! practice ( law & !         
advancem5t ( ,am]ican innovation4  7#b7 
,on ,janu>y #cj1 #aihd1 ,presid5t       
,ronald ,reagan nom9at$ ,paul9e ,newman 
to be a ,circuit ,judge on ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,f$]al      
,circuit4 ,%e 0 confirm$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,s5ate on ,febru>y #bg1 #aihd1 & 
receiv$ h] commission on ,febru>y #bh1  

#aihd1 becom+ ! fir/ judge ev] appo9t$  
directly to t c\rt )\t previ\sly s]v+ on
 a pr$ecessor c\rt4  7#c7 ,judge ,newman
 e>n$ a ,ba*elor ( ,arts f ,vass>       
,college 9 #aidg1 a ,ma/] ( ,arts f     
,columbia ,univ]sity 9 #aidh1 a ,doctor 
( ,philosophy 9 *emi/ry f ,yale         
,univ]sity 9 #aieb1 & a law degree f    
,new ,york ,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ,law 9   
#aieh4  7#d7 ,9 #aiea1 ,judge ,newman   
became ! fir/ woman hold+ a doctorate to
 be hir$ z a rese>* sci5ti/ at !        
,am]ican ,cyanamid ,company1 :]e %e 0   
li/$ z an inv5tor on multiple pat5ts1   
break+ b>ri]s = wom5 9 ! *emical sci5ces
 & presag+ h] lat] trailblaz+ role 9    
pat5t law4  7#e7 ,f #aied to #aihd1     
,judge ,newman work$ at ,,fmc           
,corporation1 ultimately z ,director ( !
 ,pat5t1 ,tradem>k1 & ,lic5s+ ,dep>tm5t1
 & 0 = _m ye>s ! only woman to s]ve z   
*ief pat5t c\nsel ( a major ,unit$      
,/ates corporation4  7#f7 ,f #aifa to   
#aifb1 ,judge ,newman s]v$1 on leave f  
,,fmc1 z a sci5ce policy speciali/ ) !  

,unit$ ,nations ,educational1 ,sci5tific
 & ,cultural ,organization 7,,unesco71  
:]e %e advanc$ int]national coop]ation 9
 sci5tific rese>* & ! protection (      
intellectual prop]ty4  7#g7 ,judge      
,newman 0 a f\nd] & has s]v$ 9 lead]%ip 
positions 9 num]\s sci5tific & legal    
associations & organizations1 includ+ ! 
,am]ican ,*emical ,society1 ! ,am]ican  
,in/itute ( ,*emi/s1 ! ,am]ican         
,association = ! ,advancem5t ( ,sci5ce1 
! ,am]ican ,intellectual ,prop]ty ,law  
,association1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,tradem>k 
,association1 ! ,new ,york ,pat5t ,law  
,association1 ! ,national ,inv5tion     
,c5t]1 ! ,judici>y ,lead]%ip ,developm5t
 ,c\ncil1 ! ,giles ,s4 ,ri* ,am]ican    
,inn ( ,c\rt1 ! ,lic5s+ ,executives     
,society1 & ! ,int]national ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,association1 among _m o!rs4  
7#h7 ,judge ,newman has also demon/rat$ 
h] commitm5t to ! education ( future    
lead]s 9 sci5ce & law ?r\gh h] s]vice to
 educational in/itutions & relat$       
organizations1 includ+ ! ,philadelphia  

,college ( ,ph>macy & ,sci5ce1 ,vass>   
,college1 ! ,m$ical ,college (          
,p5nsylvania1 ,yale ,univ]sity1 ,frankl9
 ,pi]ce ,law ,s*ool1 ! ,new ,york       
,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ,law1 & z ,di/+ui%$ 
,pr(essor ( ,law at ! ,george ,mason    
,univ]sity ,s*ool ( ,law4 ,judge ,newman
 has tra9$ & m5tor$ a family ( #fi      
curr5t & =m] law cl]ks & doz5s ( int]ns 
& judicial s*ol>s1 _m ( :om h gone on to
 lead di/+ui%$ c>e]s 9 _! own "r1       
includ+ law firm p>tn]s1 public s]vants1
 legislators1 judges & pr(essors4  7#i7 
,judge ,newman s]v$ on a numb] (        
gov]nm5tal advisory committees & o!r    
initiatives1 includ+ ! ,dome/ic ,policy 
,review ( ,indu/rial ,innovation1 !     
,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,advisory ,committee on 
,int]national ,intellectual ,prop]ty1 ! 
,special ,advisory ,committee to !      
,commission] on ,pat5t ,(fice ,proc$ure 
& ,practice1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,delegation to ! ,diplomatic ,conf]5ce  
on ! ,revision ( ! ,p>is ,conv5tion = ! 
,protection ( ,indu/rial ,prop]ty1 among

 o!rs4  7#aj7 ,:ile s]v+ on a           
presid5tial advisory committee "u       
,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t]1 ,judge ,newman  
contribut$ to ! ef=t t ultimately       
e/abli%$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (        
,appeals = ! ,f$]al ,circuit4 ,h]       
important role l$ to h] nom9ation to t  
c\rt by ,presid5t ,reagan j a few ye>s  
lat]4  7#aa7 ,judge ,newman has s]v$ z a
 judge ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (        
,appeals = ! ,f$]al ,circuit s9ce #aihd1
 a t5ure ( m ?an #db ye>s1 & %e is      
curr5tly ! olde/ active ,f$]al judge 9  
,u4,s4 hi/ory4  7#ab7 ,ov] ! c\rse ( h] 
t5ure1 ,judge ,newman has au?or$ m ?an  
#a1jjj op9ions on ! ,f$]al ,circuit1    
includ+ m ?an #cjj diss5ts1 mak+ h] !   
mo/ prolific diss5t] 9 ! hi/ory ( !     
,f$]al ,circuit4  7#ac7 ,judge ,newman's
 op9ions are widely recogniz$ = _! rigor
 & influ5ce1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates has rev]s$ or vacat$ a    
numb] ( ,f$]al ,circuit decisions to    
adopt positions ,judge ,newman fir/     
articulat$ 9 diss5t4  7#ad7 ,judge      

,newman's di/+ui%$ s]vice on ! ,f$]al   
,circuit has be5 recogniz$ by c\ntless  
p1 n lea/ ( :om h be5 h] colleagues on !
 ,f$]al ,circuit4 ,a *ief judge ( ! c\rt
 obs]v$1 !re c be no d\bt t ,judge      
,newman is ! h]o9e ( ! pat5t sy/em1 &   
not$ t _m ( h] diss5ts h gone on to     
become ! law4 ,ano!r *ief judge ( !     
,f$]al ,circuit comm5d$ h] = be+ a      
pione] f ! />t1 & %>$ t h] diss5ts h    
great =ce & (t5 p]suade o!r colleagues  
ov] "t4 ,/ill ano!r =m] *ief judge laud$
 h] longevity & rem>k$ 9 #bjbc t %e is z
 %>p z ev]4 ,ano!r ,f$]al ,circuit      
colleague call$ h] a liv+ leg5d1 :o     
epitomizes excell5ce1 not+ t %e is a    
role model = _m p 9 ! ,,ip _w1 &        
p>ticul>ly wom5 9 ,,ip law4 ,yet ano!r  
colleague label$ h] an icon1 & not$ t %e
 is a beautiful writ] :o demon/rates h] 
views 9 v =ceful1 elegant writ+4 ,/ill  
ano!r colleague on h] c\rt has prais$ a 
p]si/5ce1 a level ( s*ol>%ip1 & an      
eloqu5ce 9 h] writ+s t are second to    
none1 & call$ h] bo? ! embodim5t ( !    

,f$]al ,circuit1 & ! consci5ce ( ! c\rt4
 ,& ,ju/ice ,ru? ,bad] ,g9sburg ( !     
,supreme ,c\rt prais$ ,judge ,newman =  
inspir+ wom5 ) h] intellig5ce1 h]       
dilig5ce1 h] devotion to a v difficult  
area ( ! law4  7#ae7 ,judge ,newman's   
trem5d\s contributions to ! c\ntry1     
society1 sci5ce1 & ! law h be5 honor$ on
 hundr$s ( occasions ?r\gh\t h] c>e]1 ) 
aw>ds includ+ ! ,wilbur ,cross ,m$al ( !
 ,yale ,univ]sity ,graduate ,s*ool2 !   
,jeff]son ,m$al ( ! ,new ,j]sey         
,intellectual ,prop]ty ,law             
,association2 ! ,aw>d = ,out/&+         
,contributions to ,int]national         
,coop]ation f ! ,pacific ,indu/rial     
,prop]ty ,association2 ! ,am]ican ,inns 
( ,c\rt ,lewis ,f4 ,p[ell1 ,jr41 ,aw>d =
 ,pr(essionalism & ,e?ics2 induction    
into ! ,intellectual ,prop]ty ,hall (   
,fame2 & ! e/abli%m5t ( ! annual ,paul9e
 ,newman ,aw>d by ,i,p,watchdog         
recogniz+ lifetime a*ievem5t 9 pat5t    
law4  7#af7 ,judge ,newman's pr(essional
 accompli%m5ts1 di/+ui%$ s]vice1        

?\ghtful jurisprud5ce1 rem>kable        
longevity1 trem5d\s c\rage1 & /atus z an
 icon1 role model1 & trailblaz] 9 !     
,am]ican ,,ip community des]ve          
recognition & comm5dation f a grateful  
nation4  #c4 ,paul9e ,newman ,c\rtroom  
7a7 ,designation ,c\rtroom #bja at !    
,h[>d ,t4 ,m>key ,national ,c\rts       
,build+ locat$ at #gag ,madison ,place  
,,nw1 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 %all be kn[n &    
designat$ z ! ,paul9e ,newman ,c\rtroom4
  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 a law1   
map1 regulation1 docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r  
record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ,c\rtroom   
#bja at ! ,h[>d ,t4 ,m>key ,national    
,c\rts ,build+ ref]r$ to 9 subsection   
7a7 %all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to !  
,paul9e ,newman ,c\rtroom4