Thursday, July 28, 2022

3 DJ articles re Chief's retirement

Today's DJ has 3 articles about the Chief's retirement:

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye won’t seek retention

  • Her decision allows Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace her in January.
  • “My future plans are, I have no plans" but “There will be no politics in my future”
  • The most mentioned names were two of Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointees, Goodwin H. Liu and Leondra R. Kruger. The next two names that came up were appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Martin J. Jenkins and Patricia Guerrero.
  • Those mentioned outside the current roster include a trio of appellate justices: 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 1 Presiding Justice James M. Humes; 5th District Presiding Justice Brad R. Hill; and 1st District, Division 2 Justice Therese M. Stewart.