From what I hear, judges get new cases all the time, and this judge may find he’s back in court tomorrow presiding over a brand new case. Which will take up his time.
And sometimes judges need to spend time researching sentencing guidelines, and see what sentences have been in other similar cases.
Four months from now does seem long though, even allowing for items I just mentioned.
Thank you. I don’t know much at all about the legal system.
Luckily, I’ve never been in court.