hot bench
hot bench noun: a judge or panel of judges who are very active in asking questions during an oral argument.
Noun
hot bench (plural hot benches)
- A judge or panel of judges who are very active in asking questions during an oral argument.
- When arguing before a hot bench flexibility is of the greatest importance.1983, Edward Domenic Re, Brief writing and oral argument, page 159
- Is it a hot bench or a cold bench? Do the particular judges on the panel ask a lot of questions?1993, William H. Wolff, James A. Brogan, Appellate Practice and Procedure in Ohio, page 53
Examples of hot bench in a sentence
- They have a reputation for being a hot bench.1995, Aspen Publishers Editorial, Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, page 39:
- David Moskovitz, a commissioner who served under Bradford, was notorious for introducing questions and issues and otherwise being a hot bench during hearings.2009, Michael J. Kelly, Lives of Lawyers Revisited: Transformation and Resilience in the Organizations of Practice, page 82:
Forms of hot bench
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Questions about hot bench
- What does hot bench mean?
- Hot bench means a judge or panel of judges who are very active in asking questions during an oral argument.
- How do you use hot bench in a sentence?
- They have a reputation for being a hot bench.
- What part of speech is hot bench?
- Hot bench is a noun.
- What is the plural of hot bench?
- The plural of hot bench is hot benches.
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