 
Joined ADR Services as mediator, March 2023; joined Public Policy Institute of California, January 2023; served as California chief justice, 2011-2022, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July 2010; associate justice, 3rd District Court of Appeal, 2005-11; judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 1997-05; judge, Sacramento County Municipal Court, 1990-97; deputy legal and legislative affairs director for Gov. George Deukmejian, 1988-90; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County, 1984-88.
UC Davis School of Law, 1984
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Chiefly Experienced | ADR Services, Inc. | Jun. 14, 2024 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye | California Supreme Court | Nov. 25, 2012 | 
Columns
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 'What I Told My Daughter' | Perspective | Apr. 9, 2016 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Thomas author | Evidence | Jan. 26, 2023 | 
| In re D.N. author | Juveniles | Dec. 12, 2022 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2022 | 
| People v. Camacho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2022 | 
| Guardianship of Saul H. concurring | Immigration | Aug. 15, 2022 | 
| County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources dissenting | Government | Aug. 1, 2022 | 
| People v. Mataele author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| Siry Investment, L.P. v. Farkhondehpour author | Remedies | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| Reposted to Provide Corrected Version: Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 30, 2022 | 
| People v. Pineda author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 27, 2022 | 
| Modification: People v. Wright author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Berroteran v. Superior Court (Ford Motor) author | Evidence | Mar. 8, 2022 | 
| Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank author | Banking | Mar. 8, 2022 | 
| Segal v. ASICS America Corp. author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 | 
| In re Mohammad author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v. City of Los Angeles author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2021 | 
| People v. Wright author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2021 | 
| People v. Navarro author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 29, 2021 | 
| Walker v. Superior Court (People) concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Scully author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Bryant concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 30, 2021 | 
| Shalabi v. City of Fontana author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 | 
| People v. Esquivel author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2021 | 
| People v. Scully author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 25, 2021 | 
| People v. Nieves author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| Smith v. LoanMe, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Baker author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| Amended Opinion: People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 29, 2021 | 
| Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 15, 2021 | 
| In re Gadlin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2020 | 
| Sass v. Cohen author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 | 
| People v. Schultz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2020 | 
| Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority dissenting | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2020 | 
| United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom dissenting | Gaming | Sep. 1, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Silveria and Travis concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Morales concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| Ixchel Pharma LLC v. Biogen Inc. concurring | Torts | Aug. 4, 2020 | 
| Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Assoc. v. Alameda County Employees' Retirement Assoc. author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 31, 2020 | 
| Conservatorship of O.B. author | Conservatorship | Jul. 28, 2020 | 
| People v. Frahs author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 | 
| National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward concurring | statutory_interpretation | May 29, 2020 | 
| Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc. v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Maya author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| Montrose Chemical Corp. of California v. Superior Court (Canadian Universal Insurance Co.) concurring | Insurance | Apr. 7, 2020 | 
| Rockefeller Technology v. Changzhou SinoType Technology concurring | Civil Procedure | Apr. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Veamatahau author | Evidence | Feb. 28, 2020 | 
| Frlekin v. Apple Inc. author | Employment Law | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Johnson author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Guzman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2019 | 
| People v. Johnson author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Krebs author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2019 | 
| Patterson v. Padilla author | Government | Nov. 22, 2019 | 
| Assn. for L.A. Deputy Sheriffs v. Superior Court author | Evidence | Aug. 27, 2019 | 
| Union of Medical Marijuana Patients v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Aug. 20, 2019 | 
| In re Ricardo P. dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2019 | 
| Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 30, 2019 | 
| In re Rogers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Valenzuela author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Canizales author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 25, 2019 | 
| People v. Valenzuela author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Westerfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 | 
| People v. Potts author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2019 | 
| Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Cal. Pub. Employees' Retirement System author | Government | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Meza v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 19, 2019 | 
| Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC author | Contracts | Feb. 8, 2019 | 
| People v. Westerfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Miracle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| People v. Powell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Buycks author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 31, 2018 | 
| In re Manriquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 27, 2018 | 
| Jameson v. Desta author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 6, 2018 | 
| Hassell v. Bird author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 3, 2018 | 
| Samara v. Matar author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| Delano Farms Co. v. California Table Grape Commission author | Constitutional Law | May 25, 2018 | 
| Facebook Inc. v. Superior Court (Hunter) author | statutory_interpretation | May 25, 2018 | 
| Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court author | Employment Law | May 1, 2018 | 
| Solus Industrial Innovations, LLC v. Superior Court author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 9, 2018 | 
| City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation District concurring | Government | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co.) author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 28, 2017 | 
| People v. Valencia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2017 | 
| Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara author | Tax | Jun. 30, 2017 | 
| People v. Brooks author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
| People v. Sivongxxay author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Chiefly Experienced | ADR Services, Inc. | Jun. 14, 2024 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye | California Supreme Court | Nov. 25, 2012 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 'What I Told My Daughter' | Perspective | Apr. 9, 2016 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Thomas author | Evidence | Jan. 26, 2023 | 
| In re D.N. author | Juveniles | Dec. 12, 2022 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2022 | 
| People v. Camacho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2022 | 
| Guardianship of Saul H. concurring | Immigration | Aug. 15, 2022 | 
| County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources dissenting | Government | Aug. 1, 2022 | 
| People v. Mataele author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| Siry Investment, L.P. v. Farkhondehpour author | Remedies | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| Reposted to Provide Corrected Version: Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 30, 2022 | 
| People v. Pineda author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 27, 2022 | 
| Modification: People v. Wright author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Berroteran v. Superior Court (Ford Motor) author | Evidence | Mar. 8, 2022 | 
| Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank author | Banking | Mar. 8, 2022 | 
| Segal v. ASICS America Corp. author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 | 
| In re Mohammad author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v. City of Los Angeles author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2021 | 
| People v. Wright author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2021 | 
| People v. Navarro author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 29, 2021 | 
| Walker v. Superior Court (People) concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Scully author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Bryant concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 30, 2021 | 
| Shalabi v. City of Fontana author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 | 
| People v. Esquivel author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2021 | 
| People v. Scully author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 25, 2021 | 
| People v. Nieves author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| Smith v. LoanMe, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Baker author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| Amended Opinion: People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 29, 2021 | 
| Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 15, 2021 | 
| In re Gadlin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2020 | 
| Sass v. Cohen author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 | 
| People v. Schultz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2020 | 
| Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority dissenting | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2020 | 
| United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom dissenting | Gaming | Sep. 1, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Silveria and Travis concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Morales concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| Ixchel Pharma LLC v. Biogen Inc. concurring | Torts | Aug. 4, 2020 | 
| Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Assoc. v. Alameda County Employees' Retirement Assoc. author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 31, 2020 | 
| Conservatorship of O.B. author | Conservatorship | Jul. 28, 2020 | 
| People v. Frahs author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 | 
| National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward concurring | statutory_interpretation | May 29, 2020 | 
| Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc. v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Maya author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| Montrose Chemical Corp. of California v. Superior Court (Canadian Universal Insurance Co.) concurring | Insurance | Apr. 7, 2020 | 
| Rockefeller Technology v. Changzhou SinoType Technology concurring | Civil Procedure | Apr. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Veamatahau author | Evidence | Feb. 28, 2020 | 
| Frlekin v. Apple Inc. author | Employment Law | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Johnson author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| People v. Guzman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2019 | 
| People v. Johnson author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Krebs author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2019 | 
| Patterson v. Padilla author | Government | Nov. 22, 2019 | 
| Assn. for L.A. Deputy Sheriffs v. Superior Court author | Evidence | Aug. 27, 2019 | 
| Union of Medical Marijuana Patients v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Aug. 20, 2019 | 
| In re Ricardo P. dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2019 | 
| Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 30, 2019 | 
| In re Rogers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Valenzuela author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Canizales author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 25, 2019 | 
| People v. Valenzuela author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Westerfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 | 
| People v. Potts author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2019 | 
| Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Cal. Pub. Employees' Retirement System author | Government | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Meza v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 19, 2019 | 
| Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC author | Contracts | Feb. 8, 2019 | 
| People v. Westerfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Miracle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| People v. Powell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Buycks author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 31, 2018 | 
| In re Manriquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 27, 2018 | 
| Jameson v. Desta author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 6, 2018 | 
| Hassell v. Bird author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 3, 2018 | 
| Samara v. Matar author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| Delano Farms Co. v. California Table Grape Commission author | Constitutional Law | May 25, 2018 | 
| Facebook Inc. v. Superior Court (Hunter) author | statutory_interpretation | May 25, 2018 | 
| Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court author | Employment Law | May 1, 2018 | 
| Solus Industrial Innovations, LLC v. Superior Court author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 9, 2018 | 
| City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation District concurring | Government | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co.) author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 28, 2017 | 
| People v. Valencia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2017 | 
| Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara author | Tax | Jun. 30, 2017 | 
| People v. Brooks author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
| People v. Sivongxxay author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
 

 
