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On Thursday, February 29, 2024, former chief justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, discussed her passion for civil discourse and public policy at the President鈥檚 Speaker Series event, 鈥淲hat the Future Holds for Californians.鈥� Moderated by Naomi Goodno, professor of law at the 老司机视频 Caruso School of Law, Cantil-Sakauye explored her diverse and distinguished career in both the legal and judicial spheres, breaking barriers as the first Filipino and first woman of color to serve as California's chief justice, and the primary challenges facing California鈥檚 future.

Goodno began the conversation by asking Cantil-Sakauye to expand on the pivotal moments and experiences that have shaped her long and illustrious career. According to Cantil-Sakauye, she came from a 鈥渓ower income, lower education family鈥� and was often looked down upon within her own Filipino community for being the youngest in her family and a girl. 鈥淚n a community where I was often overlooked or interrupted, I developed a keen sense of observation and a keen sense of seeing the person who isn't participating and the person who hasn't been heard,鈥� she shared. 鈥淢y parents didn't have an education, so that became the key component of my life鈥攖o get an education and find a career path.鈥� 

A defining moment in her career, Cantil-Sakauye explained, came when she began working for governor George Deukmejian and realized the impact and influence of these critical positions in government. 鈥淚 saw the seat of power and the three branches of government in action鈥擨 also witnessed law made, law directed, and law hijacked. I learned so much about leadership, compassion, kindness, and civility working at such a high level of public service. That changed my life forever, and I don't really know where I would have gone had I not had that experience.鈥�

When asked to reflect on the triumphs of her career and her role breaking barriers for women in the government sector, she explained it was the difficult moments that challenged and helped advance her the most professionally. 鈥淲hen I reflect on all of the experiences I had working my way up and through all the good, it was mostly the marginal and negative moments that really helped me.鈥�

Additionally, Goodno and Cantil-Sakauye discussed California and the challenges and strengths of the state looking ahead to the future. Cantil-Sakauye explained that diversity of perspective is an important aspect of any state鈥檚 success and that one of California鈥檚 key strengths is the state鈥檚 diversity of cultures, ideas, and values. However, the difficulty is continuing to recognize and pursue the needs of a large and diverse population.

鈥淐alifornia is unique, and its trends need to be studied, because 10 years from now, if we don't intervene in some of these trends or shape them in some way, they can end up shaping us,鈥� said Cantil-Sakauye. 鈥淲e do need different voices at the table to start to meet unmet needs and to ask and question assumptions. I'm not saying questioning assumptions always means change, but it helps other people understand why we operate the way we do, and it's important to reassess our structures so we can identify where change is needed.鈥�

Watch the full-length broadcast of Cantil-Sakauye鈥檚 discussion, as well as previous President鈥檚 Speaker Series events, on the President鈥檚 Speaker Series website.