A trial date has not yet been set; the judge assigned to both cases is expected to do so in coming weeks.
The federal judge originally assigned to the case allowed it to stretch on for years.
The girls were assigned judges in order to determine what their makeover would be.
The second judge, assigned when the first became ill, was a specialist in divorce law who retired 20 years before.
Furthermore, any one of the 3 judges originally assigned to the Bench may order it expanded to five.
The chief judge assigns judges and cases to panels.
High school tournaments tend to randomly assign judges or do so with a few strikes.
The strategy is aimed at speeding such cases through the court system, in part by assigning special judges to push them toward a resolution.
"The cadre of judges assigned to it are more sensitive to the needs of families and understand the problems because they hear them every day."
Tait continued in service as the sole federal judge assigned to both districts until his resignation on February 1, 1826.