Colloquial name for the [District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_docket), known for speedy trials and trial preperation. > The court earned the nickname among attorneys practicing there in the 1970s, who told stories of Bryan ruling on the spot when [motions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_\(legal\) "Motion (legal)") were argued, and trying entire cases in one afternoon. As of September 2011, the Eastern District of Virginia had the shortest average time from filing to disposition for civil cases that went to trial (at 12.1 months) and was second (behind the [Eastern District of Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania "Eastern District of Pennsylvania")) in median time for resolution of all civil cases.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_docket#cite_note-2)