The Yolo County Women's History Month Committee is pleased to annouce Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California, as the guest speaker for the 29th annual Women's History Month luncheon.

Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye is the 28th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, sworn into office on January 3, 2011, and the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state's chief justice. A Sacramento native, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye attended C.K. McClatchy High School and Sacramento City College before graduating with honors from the University of California, Davis, going on to receive her Juris Doctor degree from the UC Davis, Martin Luther King, Jr., School of Law.

Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye previously worked as a deputy district attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and then served on the senior staff of Governor George Deukmejian, first as deputy legal affairs secretary and later as a deputy legislative secretary. The recipient of numerous awards and honors throughout her career, the Chief Justice is also a former board member of several nonprofit organizations and has been active in numerous professional community organizations, including membership in the California Judges Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Sacramento Asian Bar Association. She is married to Mark Sakauye, a retired police lieutenant, and they have two daughters.