A. All civil and criminal cases shall be randomly and equally assigned between Divisions by the Kentucky Courts automated case assignment program. Criminal cases will also be examined manually to ensure that the same Judge receives a case where a defendant has a pending case before that Judge.

B. After each case has been assigned to a Division, the Judge thereof may for any reason transfer it to the other Division with the consent of the other Judge. An order of transfer will be entered.

C. When two or more cases have been filed in separate Divisions that may, as a matter of right, or may, in the discretion of the Court, be consolidated, any party to any of the cases may request the case be transferred to that Division in which the first of the cases was filed. The Judge of the Court may order such transfers to be made without a motion by any of the parties.