Question

Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge’s Voice” by Sonia Sotomayor.

Almost nine years later, we are waiting for a third appointment of a woman to both the Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals and of a second minority, male or female, preferably Hispanic, to the Supreme Court. In 1992 when I joined the bench, there were still two out of 13 circuit courts and about 53 out of 92 district courts in which no women sat.

©2002 by the Regents of the University of California.

Reprinted from the La Raza Law Journal 13 Berkeley La Raza L.J. 87 (2002) By permission of the Regents of the University of California

Which phrase contains an example of metonymy?

“we are waiting for a third appointment of a woman to both the Supreme Court”
“the New York Court of Appeals and of a second minority, male or female, preferably Hispanic”
“In 1992 when I joined the bench, there were still two out of 13 circuit courts”
“about 53 out of 92 district courts in which no women sat”

Answer 1

“In 1992 when I joined the bench, there were still two out of 13 circuit courts”

Explanation: "the bench" is metonymy—using the judges' seat to stand for the judgeship/judicial office.