Assignment

(a) Presiding Judge. Immediately after receiving notification from the Clerk that a petition has been filed, the Presiding Judge must assign the matter to a Judge in the petition pool established by 50 U.S.C. § 1803(e)(l). The Clerk must record the date and time of the assignment. (b) Transmitting Petition. The Clerk must transmit the petition to the assigned Judge as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after being notified of the assignment by the Presiding Judge.