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