But the court appeared to agree with Major Hasan's lawyers on elements of the case, asking the judge to address, if an order for shaving was given, why a forcible shaving was the "least restrictive means" of intruding on his religious liberties.
The case made for an unusual spectacle, with lawyers and judges trying to address a decidedly unpretentious subject with legal terms befitting the state's highest court.
That agreement involved a compromise that would mix foreign and Cambodian judges, an attempt to address Cambodian concerns for national sovereignty with foreign concerns that the Cambodian justice system is too corrupt, politicized and untrained to meet international standards.
"We are asking the Legislature for an increase of 23 judges citywide to address the larger caseloads," said Mai Yee, a spokeswoman for the Office of Court Administration.
The immigration courts are currently authorized to hire up to 384 judges, but to address the backlog and create a manageable caseload, they need more like 600 judges.
The Ministry of Defence opposed its release and instructed a barrister, Oliver Glasgow, to address Judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett, while the media had instructed Clare Kissin on their behalf.
The Fire Department has faced recent scrutiny for what a judge has characterized as a failure to address racial inequities within its ranks.
Judge Winfield set a hearing to address those issues for Dec. 8.
Before sentences are handed down in court, victims or their family members are usually given a chance to address the judge.
Steve Kuney, a lawyer for the states, did make an effort to address the judge's request to set priorities on the long list of sanctions his clients have requested that she impose on Microsoft.
