On the appellate bench, Gibson ruled that the phrase was legal.

Then he had been nominated to the federal appellate bench, quickly becoming chief judge of his circuit.

Batchelder was elected to the appellate bench in November 2000.

But the appellate bench put off action on the release request until it receives briefs next week.

Instead he and his colleagues who represent other defendants are going upstairs at Foley Square to the appellate bench.

Politicians say Democrats do not like the plan because an appellate bench in an all-suburban department could well be made up entirely of Republican judges.

He has been described as "one of the more talented writers on the federal appellate bench."

She served for twenty-five years on the federal appellate bench, retiring in 1959 at age 75.

Judge Patterson speculated that younger judges with aspirations for the appellate bench might feel most susceptible to pressure.

He retired from the appellate bench in 1986.