Chief justice
Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye

Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, California's 28th chief justice, was sworn into office January 3, 2011. She is the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state’s chief justice.
The Chief Justice leads the state's third branch of government, the judicial branch. In addition to her role on the California Supreme Court, her constitutional duties include chairing both the Judicial Council and the Commission on Judicial Appointments.
As leader of California’s judicial branch, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has focused on improving the public’s access to justice, building partnerships to lead the judicial branch out of the state’s worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression, and improving the branch’s efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability.
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Justice Judith McConnell Honored for Work in Civic Education
April 29, 2016 -
Chief Justice to Create Judicial Council Budget Committee
April 29, 2016 -
Chief Justice Recognized for Public Service
April 25, 2016 -
Chief Justice Visits Award-Winning Schools
April 15, 2016 -
A Call to Service…
March 23, 2016 -
2016 Civic Learning Award Winners Announced
March 1, 2016 -
Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal
February 22, 2016 -