When a criminal proceeding is filed with the Clerk of Courts, the Court Administrator's Office shall forthwith assign it to a judge. Said assigned judge shall then be responsible for handling all phases of the assigned case, including but not limited to: Pre-Trial Motions, Trials, Post-Trial Motions and Sentencing, unless otherwise directed by the President Judge.
Chest. Cnty. Ct. Comm. Plea. R. 105.1(a)