Not quite. Each side appointed one panel member then they had to agree on the chair. City proposed Rui Botica Santos and UEFA agreed to that. There was only a limited pool to choose from anyway.
That snake Conn twisted it as City choosing two of the three judges, which was patently mendacious. And even if they had, it's a slur on the professionalism and integrity of the members that, even if they were both chosen exclusively by City, they'd automatically take our side.
Funnily enough he hasn't mentioned us since then. I like to think someone had a stern word with him over that.