تَعْجِيلُ الْمَسَاءَةِ
Putting distressing information first so it reaches the listener at once.
الْقِصَاصُ حَكَمَ بِهِ الْقَاضِي
The judge has pronounced a sentence of retaliation.
Placing al-qisas first presents the potentially distressing decision immediately. The following clause indicates that it was pronounced by the judge.
Advancing joyful and distressing news is the same formal strategy with opposite psychological effects. The purpose is determined by what the fronted item means to the particular audience.