Judge Wishes He Stayed In Bed Ken AshfordMarch 21, 2005Assisited Suicide/Schiavo, Breaking News, Courts/LawLeave a Comment U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore, whom Clinton appointed in 1999, received the lawsuit filed by Terri Schiavo’s parents via email about 4:30 a.m. — about a half-hour after he was assigned the case via random computer selection.