Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 12, 2019
Chief justice defends judicial challenges and efforts to fight them
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye defended the current system in which judges must face voters in retention elections during a wide-ranging discussion Wednesday, but she also said she favors longer terms for appellate justices and supported the effort by Los Angeles County judges to set up a political action committee to fight challengers.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye defended the current system in which judges must face voters in elections during a wide-ranging discussion Wednesday, but she also said she favors longer terms for appellate justices and supported Los Angeles County judges' political action committee to fight challengers.
She announced plans to seek retention herself a...
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