Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Tani Cantil-Sakauye
28th Chief Justice of California
In office January 3, 2011 – January 1, 2023
Appointed by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by	Ronald M. George
Succeeded by	Patricia Guerrero
Personal details
Born	Tani Gorre Cantil (1959-10-19) October 19, 1959 (age 64) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican (before 2018) Independent (2018–present)[1]
Spouse	Mark Sakauye
Children	2
Education	Sacramento City College (AA) University of California, Davis (BA, JD)

Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye (née Cantil; born October 19, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist who was the 28th Chief Justice of California and is the president/CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California. She was nominated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as chief justice on July 22, 2010, and retained in office by California voters on November 2, 2010, she was sworn in on January 3, 2011 as California's first Filipino and first woman of color to serve as California's Chief Justice.^[2] Prior to her appointment as chief justice, Cantil-Sakauye had served in judicial offices on California's appellate and trial courts. On July 27, 2022, she announced she would retire and not run for another 12 year term on the court in November and step down on January 1, 2023, leaving Governor Newsom to appoint her replacement.^[3] On September 28, 2022, the Public Policy Institute of California announced that Cantil-Sakauye would become its president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2023.^[4] On September 21, 2023, the Judicial Council of California voted unanimously to name the new Sacramento County courthouse after former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.