The disqualification is a pretrial ruling that cannot be appealed.

The major pretrial rulings have been in favor of the prosecution.

The Supreme Court refused in 1987 to review that pretrial ruling.

They were particularly critical of a pretrial ruling that lifted New Jersey's rape shield law to allow testimony about the young woman's sexual history.

The settlement followed a pretrial ruling by a High Court judge in Armstrong's favor.

But both judges have already made enough pretrial rulings to reveal quite a bit about how they approach their work and manage their courtrooms.

Usually, pretrial rulings may not be appealed until a trial is over.

That's normally the reason for making such a pretrial ruling.

But Judge Coleman's pretrial ruling prevented prosecutors from asking her about the amount.

The Attorney General wants to challenge the trial judge's pretrial rulings that the defense may put classified information in evidence.