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A bench docket is a formal record that a judge or court clerk keeps to note all the proceedings and filings in a court case. It can also refer to a schedule of pending cases. For example, a court may have a list of cases set for trial, arranged in order of priority, called a preferred docket.
These examples illustrate how a bench docket can be used to keep track of court cases and schedule them for trial.