banc

[ bangk ]

noun

, Law.

1. the seat on which judges sit in court.
2. in banc, with all the judges of a court present; as a full court:

   a hearing in banc.

banc

/ bæŋk /

noun

1. in banc
   law sitting as a full court

Word History and Origins

Origin of banc¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Germanic: bench

Word History and Origins

Origin of banc¹

C18: from Anglo-French: bench

Example Sentences

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit agreed to vacate and reconsider en banc its former 2–1 decision that applied Bostock and held that an employer who prevented such care to a transgender employee engaged in unlawful discrimination.

From Slate

Villaraigosa has also worked as an advisor to Banc of California, the multilevel marketing company Herbalife and the AltaMed chain of health clinics.

From Los Angeles Times

I guess at some point, depending on what happens at the 11th Circuit, it could go en banc, which means the entire court hears it, and as you just said, it could wind its way back to the U.S.

From Slate

It could go en banc, which means go from a three-judge panel to the entire group of about a dozen judges on the 11th Circuit, and then it would go to the Supreme Court.

From Slate

The third example comes from the Fifth Circuit’s 2023 en banc decision in Cargill v.

From Salon