multiple felony trials in each jurisdiction. the first jurisdiction in which he was charged was washington, d.c. the judge set a trial date for manafort in d.c. in september. the second he was charged was in the eastern district of virginia. even though those charges came second, the eastern district of virginia is known as the rocket docket. they like to go fast. don't ask a judge in the eastern district for a delay in your trial. don't take long recess. don't ask the judge to make it take too long. they like to go fast. sometimes faster than teeth prosecutors or the defense is comfortable with. in manafort's virginia trial, not only did they set his trial date for july, two months ahead of his d.c. trial date, even though he was charged in d.c. first. but the judge in virginia has really sped things along. turned down his request for a