CENTENNIAL, Colo.—The suspect in the Colorado theater shootings has returned to court for another hearing, but the judge mostly dealt with scheduling matters.

A judge on Thursday tentatively rescheduled a preliminary hearing for James Holmes for the week of Jan. 7 after attorneys said they wouldn’t be ready for one this year.

Holmes is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the July 20 shootings in Aurora that killed 12 people and wounded at least 58.

He had short brown hair, bushy sideburns and a mustache when he appeared Thursday in Arapahoe County District Court. He sometimes peered around the courtroom with his eyes opened wide and his eyebrows arched.

The judge also said he planned to release decisions on some motions in the case. They weren’t immediately made public.