William Q. Hayes is a Dubya judge.
The three judge panel consisted of Mark J. Bennett [Honolulu, HI], Ryan D. Nelson [Idaho Falls, ID] and Eric D. Miller [Seattle, WA].
Knowing where their duty stations are, can we predict who voted which way?
Why, yes - yes we can.
Judge Nelson dissented.
Mark J. Bennett needed the approval of two Democrat senators.
Eric D. Miller needed the approval of two Democrat senators.
Ryan D. Nelson only had one Democrat senator stirring the pot.
On July 10, 2018, Mark J. Bennett's nomination was confirmed by a 72–27 vote. All 27 votes against his confirmation came from Republican Senators due to his defense of Hawaii's restrictive firearms laws in court.