The hearing today was the last of 26 sessions the panel has held since March.

The panel would hold its first meeting next week and finish work by the end of February, he said.

The panel will hold one more meeting next month before issuing a final report to the Legislature.

Not so when the final panel held the stage.

The panel will hold its first public meeting on Wednesday.

And while their confirmation is assured, the panel has not held a meeting to vote.

The panel held hearings largely in private but plans five more to seek public comment over the next several months.

The advisory panel is holding two days of hearings on the diversity issue.

The judging panel held the casting vote in the event of a draw.

"I still think the computer is wrong, and the panels will hold," Gordon said.