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California Supreme Court

Oct. 22, 2010

Voters to Decide What's in a Name

Most people view the November retention election as a mere formality before 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye ascends to the chief justice's seat in January, but one longtime California jurist is worried.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Most people view the November retention election as a mere formality before 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye ascends to the chief justice's seat in January, but one longtime California jurist is worried.

Joan Dempsey Klein, the senior presiding justice of the California Court of Appeal, believes that Cantil-Sakauye's unusual sounding name could be a detri...

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