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Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court

Jun. 13, 2022

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye is talking like a candidate for retention, even if she hasn’t made it official

The state’s top judge must decide later this summer if she’ll ask voters in November for another 12-year term. She presented a strong defense of her record in an appearance at UC Berkeley School of Law on Friday.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye is talking like a candidate for retention, even if she hasn’t made it official

Events last week shed light on the future of the appellate courts in California — and possibly on the future of Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

In comments at a conference Friday, Cantil-Sakauye said she “is still thinking about” whether to seek another 12-year term in November. But her defense of her record at the California Constitution Center at Berkeley School of Law and in a media interview last week left little doubt in some min...

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