federal bench
U.S. judicial seat
The federal bench refers collectively to the judges of the United States federal court system, or to federal judicial positions themselves.
A lawyer might aspire to the federal bench, meaning appointment as a federal judge.
Someone on the federal bench holds such a position.
The term derives from the traditional judge's seat in a courtroom.
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
- judicial appointmentSelecting someone for court
- appointmentScheduled time for something
lifetime tenure · confirmation · gavel · robe · circuit · circuit court · district · district court · lifetime · nomination · Senate · Senate confirmation · ruling · legal opinion · chambers · docket · law clerk · precedent
- Federal Courtsdistrict court, district courts, circuit court, circuit courts, appeals court
- Judicial Appointmentsjudicial nominee, nomination, nominee, confirmation hearing, confirmation vote
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
federal benchstate courts
Non-federal legal tribunals
municipal courts · county courts · tribal courts · justice of the peace · state supreme court
federal benchCongress
U.S. lawmaking body
federal legislature · executive branch · federal agencies · Capitol Hill · the bar
federal benchthe bar
Legal profession collectively
trial attorneys · litigators · federal prosecutors · defense counsel
federal, bench, federation, federate, federated, federalism, federalist, confederate, confederation