He would often leave the bench when a woman lawyer rose to present a case.
However, he did not leave the bench in the match.
People say, Are you guys going to leave the bench again?
Now, full days can pass when he never leaves the bench at all.
After leaving the bench, he worked at his son's law firm.
The judge stood and left the bench without a further word.
He left the bench in 1942 to enter the army.
I wouldn't notice when they left the bench that we all sat on.
Every time he left the bench it was for a reason.
He left the bench in the late 1960's to attend to his private practice full time.