Moreover, Judge Thompson said, "the chief justice showed no signs of contrition for his actions."

Court officials said Judge Thompson is on vacation.

In a decision issued on February 3, 2000, Judge Thompson upheld the transfer.

Lawyers for the university said they were appealing Judge Thompson's ruling and that they expected to get a stay against the order.

She said the ruling by Judge Thompson would be "quite useful everywhere."

The state was not a party to the case before Judge Thompson at the time.

Before the settlement, Judge Thompson had ordered the police force to use strict racial quotas to counter past discrimination against blacks.

On Thursday morning, rather than appoint an alternate, Judge Thompson directed the 11-member jury to continue its work.

In November, Judge Thompson ruled that the monument had to go.

So the midnight deadline Judge Thompson issued came and went.