Full Name:
Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Mark; 2 Children
Birth Date:
10/19/1959
Birth Place:
Sacramento, CA
Home City:
Sacramento, CA
JD, Martin Luther King Jr. School of Law, University of California, Davis, 1984
BA, Rhetoric, University of California, Davis, 1980
Attended, Sacramento City College, 1978
No political experience information on file.
Chair, Commission on Judicial Appointments, 2010-present
Chair, Judicial Council of California, 2008-present
Chair, Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch, Judicial Council of California
Former Chair, Best Practices Domestic Violence Subcommittee, California Judicial Council
Member, California Commission on Impartial Courts
Vice Chair, Executive and Planning Committee, Judicial Council of California
Co-Chair, Judicial Recruitment and Retention Working Group, Judicial Council of California
Vice Chair, Rules and Projects Committee, Judicial Council of California
Former Member, Task Force on Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure, Judicial Council
Special Master, Disciplinary Proceedings, Commission on Judicial Performance, 2007
Chief Justice, California Supreme Court, 2010-2023
Judge, California Third District Court of Appeals, 2005-2010
Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 1997-2005
Judge, Sacramento County Municipal Court, 1990-1997
Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary/Deputy Legislative Secretary, Senior Staff, Governor Deukmejian, 1988-1990
Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento District Attorney's Office, 1984-1988
President, Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court
Co-Leader, Brownie/Junior Girl Scout Troop
Member, California Judges Association
Volunteer, Church Bazaar
Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member, Sacramento Asian Bar Association