We are honored to have Tani Cantil-Sakauye as the keynote speaker for our 6th Annual FLOC Gala! Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye served as the 28th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California from 2011 to 2022, and was the first Filipina, Asian American, and second woman to do so.

Cantil-Sakauye was nominated by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July 2010, unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments in August 2010, and overwhelmingly approved by voters in the November 2010 general election. At that time, she had already served more than 20 years on California trial and appellate courts, including 6 years on the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, in Sacramento.

Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye is married to Mark Sakauye, a retired police lieutenant, and they share two daughters.