Governor Nominates 'a Living Example of the American Dream' to Be the Next Chief Justice

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 08 No. 2010 Pg. 02
• Publication year: 2010
• Pages: 02
• Year: 2010

California Bar Journal 2010.

CBJ - August 2010 #02. Governor nominates 'a living example of the American dream' to be the next chief justice

The California Lawyer
August 2010

Governor nominates 'a living example of the American dream' to be the next chief justice

By NANCY McCARTHY
Staff Writer

Moving swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George, Gov. Schwarzenegger nominated appellate Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye to the state's top judicial office last month.

Although Cantil-Sakauye's name had not appeared on any of the published short lists of candidates for the job, the governor took just a week to make his choice. "Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has a distinguished history of public service and understands that the role of a justice is not to create law, but to independently and fairly interpret and administer the law," Schwarzenegger said, calling his pick "a living example of the American Dream." If confirmed by the voters in November, Cantil-Sakauye will become California's first Filipina chief justice.

At a press conference shortly after her nomination was announced, Cantil-Sakauye said, "I am humbled by the experience, I am grateful for the...