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They dismissed her as a lightweight. But California’s top judge has found her voice — and uses it to call out Trump policies
Reporting from San Francisco — Tani Cantil-Sakauye was an obscure judge on a Sacramento appeals court when then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger selected her to become California’s 28th ledare justice.
Rebel judges demeaned her as a lightweight whose first instinct when confronted with a problem was to create a task force. Her lobbying failed to stop state funding cuts that hobbled the courts. Some legislators appeared dismissive. A male assemblyman described her as “attractive” but said he didn’t agree with her.
Seven years later, Cantil-Sakauye is not so easily dismissed.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A CONVERSATION WITH THE HONORABLE TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE, CHIEF JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA
Panelists: Cheryl Lee Johnson and Kathleen J. Tuttle1
For the third year in a row it has been our good fortune to have a member of the California Supreme Court as our keynote speaker. At this GSI, we welcomed our Chief Justice, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye. The questioners were two former chairs of the Antitrust Section, Cheryl Johnson and Kathleen Tuttle. Johnson and Tuttle began the presentation with a brief introduction followed by questions posed to Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye. What follows is an edited transcript of that conversation.
Johnson: It is our great honor to have with us today Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye. When confirmed in 2011, she became the first Asian-Filipina American, and only the second woman Chief Justice of California’s Supreme Court.
We’d first like to say a few words about the Chief Justice
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Former Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye Discusses Breaking Barriers and the Importance of Diverse Perspectives at President’s Speaker Series
On Thursday, February 29, 2024, former chief justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, discussed her passion for civil discourse and public policy at the President’s Speaker Series event, “What the Future Holds for Californians.” Moderated by Naomi Goodno, professor of law at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Cantil-Sakauye explored her diverse and distinguished career in both the legal and judicial spheres, breaking barriers as the first Filipino and first woman of color to serve as California's chief justice, and the primary challenges facing California’s future.
Goodno began the conversation by asking Cantil-Sakauye to expand on the pivotal moments and experiences that have shaped her long and illustrious career. According to Cantil-Sakauye, she came fro