take the bench

verb

To become a judge.

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Meanings

verbtake the bench (third-person singular simple present takes the bench, present participle taking the bench, simple past took the bench, past participle taken the bench)

present singular third person takes the bench · participle present taking the bench · past took the bench · participle past taken the bench

  1. USTo become a judge.
  2. USTo start a session of a court of law.
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APA

take the bench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20bench

MLA

“take the bench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20bench. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the bench,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20bench.

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