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The state Senate formally rejected Gov. David Ige s appointment of Daniel Gluck to the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals after Gluck expressed his desire to withdraw from the process.
Gluck said he spoke with Ige and Senate President Ron Kouchi about withdrawing his appointment. But if he withdrew, it would have created confusion as to how the next appointment would be made, he said in a statement Thursday. My understanding, therefore, is that the Senate had to proceed with a vote, Gluck said. I hope that, by indicating my desire to withdraw from this process, today’s vote can be less divisive for the Senate and Hawaiʻi as a whole.