William Benson

William Benson is the judge who presided over Meredith's hearing to keep her medical license.

History
William started the hearing to determine if Meredith could keep or lose her license to practice medicine. He looked at how many witnesses were on the list and said they needed to get started quickly. He listened as both sides questioned witnesses. When Meredith snapped and confronted Paul Castello, who was set to vote on Meredith's license, William suggested they end the hearing while they looked into the conflict of interest and reschedule later. However, after Paul collapsed with a seizure and was taken away in an ambulance, Alex brought in a slew of patients whose lives were saved by Meredith Grey. William listened as they all sang Meredith's praises. Then Alex read a letter from Cristina about Meredith. He said he had others, but William stopped him and cleared the room so the panel could make their decision. The two remaining panel members voted for her to keep her license, rending Paul's vote irrelevant.

Career
He is a judge.