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This bill designates Courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building in Washington, DC, as the Pauline Newman Courtroom in honor of Circuit Judge Pauline Newman. Judge Newman, born in 1927, has had a remarkable career spanning over seven decades, including pioneering work as a research scientist in the chemical industry before becoming the first woman chief patent counsel at a major U.S. corporation and later the first judge appointed directly to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1984. During her tenure on the Federal Circuit since 1984, she has authored over 1,000 opinions and more than 300 dissents, making her the most prolific dissenter in the court's history and earning widespread recognition for her influence on patent law. The bill contains no funding requirements or implementation timelines, as it is a symbolic designation honoring her lifetime of service to law and science. The designation will apply to all federal references to that courtroom.

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