Calfornia Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
| Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye |
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is a California native, born and raised in Sacramento,
and earned both her B.A. and a J.D from the University of California Davis. After
working in the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office, she joined the administration
of Gov. George Deukmejian, who appointed her to the Sacramento Municipal Court two
years later. In 1997, she was appointed to the Superior Court of Sacramento County
by Gov. Pete Wilson, where she served for eight years until Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
then nominated her as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California in 2010, and
she was confirmed and approved by the voters that same year.
Date: November 28th, 2017
Time: 7:00pm
Location: SJSU Student Union Theater
