51.   For many of those contracts, the hoped-for profit depended on whether the judge issued a decision by today, when June option contracts expire.

52.   First, a judge could not issue any order before making a formal finding that there was a constitutional violation.

53.   Gov. George Pataki has also proposed to stiffen penalties for people who violate orders of protection issued by judges in domestic violence and other cases.

54.   If everything squares, a family court judge will issue an adoption certificate at a hearing.

55.   If the judge issues the injunction, there would be a trial.

56.   If the judge in the Microsoft case does not issue a preliminary injunction, the Justice Department is free to seek a permanent injunction.

57.   In a similar lawsuit by a franchise owner in Baltimore, the judge issued an order last month to compel GNC to turn over internal memos.

58.   In April the judge issued a preliminary injunction barring the government from threatening or taking any action against doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients.

59.   In each instance, a judge issued orders while owning stock in a litigant.

60.   In May, a Shawnee County judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Renaissance from operating in Kansas and freezing bank accounts belonging to Cooper.