There are many reasons why a case is reassigned to a new judge–most of which involve the internal administration of the court. For instance, when a judge retires, passes away, or leaves the bench, the cases assigned to that judge must be reassigned to other District of Connecticut judges. In addition, when a new judge joins the bench, cases must be reassigned to the new judge. Furthermore, as part of the court’s general administrative functions, cases may be reassigned to different judges to equalize the caseload among the judges in the court.