Bench

The seat occupied by the judge. More broadly, the court itself.

The seat where the Judge, or hearing officer sits in the courtroom. If a defendant waives the right to a jury trial in Superior court, and proceeds with only the judge hearing the case, the proceeding is known as a bench trial.

A relatively level step, excavated into a slope on which fill is to be placed. Its purpose is to provide a firm stable contact between the existing material and the new fill which is to be placed.

A working level or step in a cut.