Malcolm Maclachlan reports in the Daily Journal about Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s visit yesterday to her high school alma mater in Sacramento. Among other things, the Chief is quoted as saying she sometime assigns to herself cases that are “potentially stinkers” so that she, as the Chief, can take the “heat.” Also, she analogized the Supreme Court to “seven different law firms,” each with its own staff.
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[…] Justice Carol Corrigan said Cantil-Sakauye “took the reins” when “there was a budgetary crisis, internal conflict, and external skepticism,” but that she “met all those titanic challenges . . . with grace and grit, with wisdom, patience, and genuine and consistent good humor.” Corrigan said the Chief Justice “stabilized and then rejuvenated the entire third branch of government.” Inside the court itself, Corrigan related, Cantil-Sakauye has been “the hub of the wheel to make sure that the court hums along in harmony.” She also said to the Chief Justice, “you bravely often took the toughest cases of all for yourself.” (Related: “Chief Justice says she sometimes takes one for the team.”) […]