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She was born in Sacramento, the fourth child of first generation Asian-American farmworkers.!
Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye was sworn into office as Chief Justice of California on January 3, 2011.
Born in in Sacramento, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye attended C. K. McClatchy High School () and Sacramento City College () before receiving her.
She is the first Asian American and the second female to serve as the state's Chief Justice. After former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated her as Chief Justice on July 22, 2010, the California State Bar Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission rated her as exceptionally well qualified for the position.
At a public hearing on August 25, 2010, she was unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, and in a general election on November 2, 2010, an overwhelming majority of voters elected her to that position for a term beginning January 3, 2010.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye chairs the Judicial Council of California, the administrative policymaking body of state courts, and the Commission on Judicial Appointments.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye has served for more 20 years on California appellate and trial courts.
In 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger nominated her to