Word: bench
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...critics, he neither actively participates with his colleagues in their weekly discussion of cases nor writes his share of the court's opinions. The accusations got a surprising public boost when Chief Justice Donald Wright was quoted as saying of McComb, "He's on the bench about five minutes or so; then he falls asleep. I used to nudge him and wake him up a little bit, but he comes to with a start and makes the whole courtroom aware of it." One of McComb's associates argues that the charges are greatly exaggerated. Says...
...particularly want to get involved with the Harvard football organization again," Mitts says. At least, that is, when for him, the Harvard football organization is associated with a bench, one he did not think he would ever...
Andy Puopolo, now why Andy Puopolo? He's not a bench-warmer, you all know that, but one of the starting defensive cornerbacks. In fact, Andy Puopolo (whose name is easier to pronounce than type) was one of the Harvard Players of the Week last Saturday as he intercepted two passes against Bob Graustein and Pennsylvania...
...what if Puopolo had not gotten a break? He was obviously aware, especially since he was returning from an injury, that he might not start, so what motivated him to give it another shot, what carried him through two years of bench duty...
...Dave Mitts will be quite happy that he is warming a bench in the stands...