Saddam Hussein's trial resumes again tomorrow. However, the court still has to decide who will be the chief judge.
Judge Rizkar Mohammed Amin announced his resignation earlier this month, and court officials are still trying to persuade him to change his mind.
In fact, the cabinet has yet to accept the resignation.
Amin said that he was stepping down, after being criticised for being too lenient with the defendants.
If the resignation is accepted, the five member court panel will have to vote on a new presiding judge. In the meantime the next most senior member of the panel, Said al-Hammashi, is expected to preside.
Within days of reports saying he would succeed Amin, Hammashi came under attack from the de-Baathification Committee.
The committee claimed Hammashi was a former active member of the Baath party, and should not preside over the trial.
Who has totally clean hands in this trial?
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