Tani Cantil-Sakauye nominated for California Chief Justice
July 21, 2010
California: Less than one week after Ronald George announced he will step down from the California Supreme Court, Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Tani Cantil-Sakauye to replace the justice.[1]
Schwarzenegger first appointed Cantil-Sakauye to the California Third District Court of Appeal in 2004. Prior to this position, Cantil-Sakauye served for eight years on the Sacramento County Superior Court. Her judicial career began when she was appointed to the Sacramento Municipal Court in 1990.[2]
In order to join the California Supreme Court and serve as head of the state's judiciary, the appointment must be confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. Then, she will run for rentention in the general election, hopefully beginning a 12 years term in January 2011.[3][4]
Of the nominee, Schwarzenegger said, "Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has a distinguished history of public service and understands that the role of a justice is not to create law, but to independently and fairly interpret and administer the law." The nominee has been described as a moderate.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Los Angeles Times, "Schwarzenegger to name appeals judge to fill chief justice post," July 21, 2010
- ↑ California Courts of Appeal, 3rd District, Tani Cantil Sakauye, Associate Justice
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Schwarzenegger to pick Cantil-Sakauye as chief justice," July 21, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "1st Filipina-American nominated for chief justice," July 21, 2010
