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Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court

Oct. 24, 2024

Former chief justice recalls wrangling with Legislature, Jerry Brown

Former chief justice recalls being screamed at by legislators and being given budget lobbying advice by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Jana Ašenbrennerová / Special to the Daily Journal

SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye recounted her career, including her occasionally testy relationship with the state Legislature and her "wrangling" with former Gov. Jerry Brown, during a conversation with former Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar at the California Supreme Court Historical Society on Tuesday.

Cantil-Sakauye, who was chief justice from 2011 to January 2023 after a career as a prosecutor and lower court judge, told Werdegar that her status...

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