The United States Senate today confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Honolulu attorney Mark J. Bennett to serve as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Confirmation came by a vote of 72-27 (Both CA senators voted 'yea'). See 9th Cir. See News Release (which notes: "The court is authorized 29 judgeships and currently has six vacancies and one future vacancy.").
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