MEMBERS AT THIS TIME WE WILL
RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION AND
CONVENE AT THE JOINT CONVENTION
FOR THE STATE OF THE JUDICIARY
ADDRESS WITHOUT OBJECTIVE BOTH
OUT OBJECTION THE EXECUTIVE AND
A PHOTOGRAPHER OF A PHOTOGRAPHER
WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE FLOOR ONE
INVITE SENATOR NUMBER. PLEASE
COME FORWARD.
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE
MINUTE RECESS ONE AS WE BRING
OUR GUESTS ON TO THE FLOOR WANT
TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAY ON THE
FLOOR WE HAVE FOR THE BUSINESS
TO DO TODAY.
FLOOR AND I WANT TO REMIND
MEMBERS THAT YOU NEED TO STAY ON
THE FLOOR. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO GET STARTED AND WE ARE NOT
FINISHED FOR THE DAY WE HAVE
MORE MORE THINGS TO DO.
THAT MAY BE JOINING US.
K. MEETING. MEMBERS ARE GONNA
BEGIN TODAY WITH- CENTER AMBER.
WELL THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT-
GOOD AFTERNOON WELCOME TO THE
TWENTY TWENTY THREE STATED
JUDICIARY SPEECH IT'S BEEN
AWHILE SINCE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
DO THIS IN PERSON AT I DON'T
THINK I'VE SEEN SUCH AN AUGUST
GROUP OF LEADERS GATHERED HERE
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER BUT I'VE
ONLY BEEN HERE THIRTY TWO YEARS
OR SO- THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE
INDEPENDENCE OF OUR CO EQUAL
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AND ALSO TO
OUR NEWEST CHIEF JUSTICE- WE'RE
GATHERED HERE OUR COLLEAGUES IN
THE ASSEMBLY WILL BE JOINING US
SOON I THINK THE VOTING ON
SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT
GOVERNOR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT YES. BOB AND
A TRIBUTE AGAIN TO THE CHIEF
JUSTICE AND THE BRANCH THAT WE
HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HERE
ROB BONTA WE HAVE THE GOVERNOR
STATED CALIFORNIA HERE AND WE
HAVE A LEADERSHIP SO- I WANT TO
ALSO ENCOURAGE I SEE A NUMBER
OF. IMPORTANT MEMBERS AND
LEADERS OF THE BAR AND THE
BENCH- MEMBERS WHEN YOU GET A
CALL FROM THE JUDGES ASKING TO
COME TO WORK WITH THEM ONE DAY
PLEASE DO SO WE CAN SEE. THE
IMPORTANT WORK CREATIVE WORK IS
BEING DONE BY OUR CO EQUAL
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT- SO WITHOUT
FURTHER ADO LET ME TURN THIS
BACK OVER TO THE PRESIDING
OFFICER. CENTER CABALLERO. THANK
YOU SENATOR UMBERG. MEMBERS THE
FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
SELECTED AS THE ESCORT
COMMITTEE. CENTRE'S NUMBER. BOB
ALSO. AND WILK. AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS MAIENSCHEIN CERVANTES
KANALI. ANDREAS MEMBERS PLEASE
GO TO THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER TO
ESCORT. THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO THE
ROSTRUM.
CHIEF JUSTICE WE ARE SO PROUD TO
PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US
TODAY WELCOME I'D LIKE TO NOW
INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER. SPEAKER
RENDON.
APOLOGIES WE WERE WE WERE BUSY-
IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. THANK
YOU IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
IN THE SENATE CHAMBERS- FOR THIS
FIRST HISTORIC FOR THIS HISTORIC
EVENT AND A WEEK I'M EXCITED TO
HEAR THE FIRST STATE IN THE
JUDICIARY ADDRESS BY
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST LATINO CHIEF
JUSTICE PATRICIA GUERRERO. IN
RECENT DECADES CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN RIGHTFULLY PROUD TO AT A
SERIES OF HISTORIC FIRSTS ON THE
DIVERSITY FRONT BOTH ELECTIVE
OFFICE AND IN THE JUDICIARY
DIVERSITY IS MAKE CALIFORNIA
GREAT FOR CENTURIES AND ARE
CHIEF JUSTICE WILL CONTINUE THAT
TRADITION. MANY OF US HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER WITH
CHIEF JUSTICE CARRERA BEFORE
THIS MOMENT SINCE SHE IS
ADMINISTERED OUR OATH OF OFFICE
WHEN WE BEGAN THE TWO YEAR
SESSION IN DECEMBER. WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO AS I'M SURE
SHE WILL DISCUSS IN TODAY'S
ADDRESS SO LET'S GET ON WITH IT
I NOW HAVE THE HONOR TO
INTRODUCE MY ADMIRED FRIEND
COLLEAGUE AND CENTER ACCOUNT SET
SENATE COUNTERPART SENATE PRO
TEM TONI ATKINS. WELL THANK YOU
MISTER SPEAKER THANK YOU FOR
BEING MY LEGISLATIVE PARTNER
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER SO LET ME SAY
GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE STATE OF
THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS. TO THE
ELECTED OFFICIALS THE MEMBERS OF
THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND ALL OTHER
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US
TODAY AND OF COURSE BEING FROM
SAN DIEGO COUNTY I'M GOING TO
GIVE A SPECIAL WELCOME TO ALL OF
OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TODAY
FROM SAN DIEGO. ESPECIALLY TO BE
PART OF THIS ADDRESS. AT YES.
THOSE WERE THE SAN DIEGANS
CLASSROOMS. GOVERNORATES HONOR
TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US TODAY I
KNOW THAT YOU I HAD A SMALL
ROLE- IN- HER BEING HERE TODAY
WITH US SO WE WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOR THAT. AND
THANK YOU. AFTER A FEW YEARS
HIATUS NECESSITATED BY THE
PANDEMIC I AM SO PLEASED THAT
OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE JUDICIAL
BRANCH HAVE RECONVENED TO
PROVIDE THEIR STATE OF THE
JUDICIARY. BACK IN THE SENATE
CHAMBER. HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE
WE CRAFT LAWS WE HOPE SUPPORT
OUR COMMUNITY'S STRENGTH IN OUR
ECONOMY AND ENSURE JUST
TREATMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE
DEBATE AND WE WERE FINE PUBLIC
POLICY BUT WE'RE BUILDING ON A
FOUNDATION OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS
LAID DOWN BY OUR PREDECESSORS
AND WE RELY ON OUR COLLEAGUES IN
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH TO HELP
INTERPRET THE LAWS. THAT WE HAVE
ENACTED. CALIFORNIA COURT
DECISIONS HAVE A VERY REAL
IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE LIVES OF
OUR STATE'S THIRTY NINE MILLION
PLUS RESIDENTS AND INSPIRED
VANCE MEANT OF JURISPRUDENCE IN
OTHER STATES AND FEDERALLY. IN
THE WAKE OF LAST YEAR'S
DEVASTATING UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE
CRUEL ACTIONS OF COURTS IN OTHER
STATES. THE POWER AND THE
PRECISION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COURTS HAS NEVER BEEN MORE
CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH AND
LIBERTY OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE NOT
JUST IN CALIFORNIA. I
PARTICULARLY BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER WANT TO WELCOME THE
ASSOCIATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
WHO ARE WITH US TODAY WITH OUR
GREAT THANKS- CAROL A. CORRIGAN
. GOODWIN LIU. GOODWIN LIU. WE
UNDER KRUGER. JOSH WERE GROUP IN
. MARTIN JINKINS. AND KELLY
EVANS. I AM OVERWHELMED WITH
PRIDE TO INTRODUCE A FELLOW SAN
DIEGANS AND OUR NEWEST
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT CHIEF
JUSTICE PROJECT AERO. TO BETTER
REPRESENT THE TAPESTRY OF
COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES THAT
MAKE OUR STATE GRADE THE SUPREME
COURT HAS EVOLVED TO BE MORE
REFLECTIVE OF OUR DIVERSITY. THE
DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS CHIEF
JUSTICE GUERRERO IS THE FIRST
LATINA IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY TO
SERVE ON OUR STATE'S HIGHEST
COURT AND SHE IS THE FIRST
LATINA LEADER. ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER RENDON UNAI PLEASE JOIN
US IN WELCOMING TO THE SENATE
CHAMBER CALIFORNIA'S CHIEF
JUSTICE PARTRIDGE YOUR CARRILLO
.
THANK YOU SENATE PRESIDENT PRO
TEM ATKINS. YOUR RENDON.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA. AND OF
COURSE GOVERNOR NEWSOM. I AM
PROUD TO BE WITH YOU HERE TODAY
AND WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF
FROM THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT. JUSTICES JUDGES AND COURT
EXECUTIVES FROM THROUGHOUT THE
STATE THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL.
CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION
THE BENCHMARK COALITION AND OUR
JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS. I AM ESPECIALLY
THANKFUL THAT MY FAMILY IS HERE
OR INTENDED TO BE MY HUSBAND JOE
HE'S MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER. AND
OUR TWO SONS ANTHONY AND
CHRISTOPHER OUR GREATEST SOURCE
OF PRIDE. AND DURING THE FIRST
STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESSED
BY LATINO CHIEF JUSTICE OF
CALIFORNIA I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
YEMENI THOSE OBSTACLES. SO BIRTH
ALTHOUGH GET A THAT LEFT US YES
ANY PAPA YOU KNOW PULL THE
STATIC YOU CAN ALSO THROWS BUT
ASSEMBLY STOMACH WATER THOUGHT
YOU MATTHEW. I WAS HONORED TO BE
NOMINATED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AS
CALIFORNIA'S TWENTY NINE CHIEF
JUSTICE THE THIRD WOMEN AND THE
FIRST MEMBER OF THE LATINO
COMMUNITY TO HOLD THIS POSITION
IN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
. AND TO BE ELECTED TO A TWELVE
YEAR TERM BY A VOTE OF THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. I WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND WITH
ANY OF THE VOTERS WHO MAY BE
WATCHING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
MYSELF BEFORE DISCUSSING THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH. I AM FROM THE
RURAL TOWN OF IMPERIAL IN
IMPERIAL VALLEY THE DAUGHTER OF
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS. LIKE SO MANY
OTHER IMMIGRANTS TO THIS GREAT
COUNTRY MY PARENTS CAME HERE TO
ESCAPE POVERTY. AND TO BUILD A
BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND
FOR THE FAMILY THAT THEY HOPED
TO HAVE. THEY SACRIFICED AND
THEY STRUGGLED TO GIVE ME AND MY
SISTER CLAUDIA A BETTER LIFE AND
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO
PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM. AND
FOR THAT I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL.
I LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD
WORK AND PERSEVERANCE FROM MY
PARENTS. FOR MY DAD JORGE IT WAS
TOUGH BACK BREAKING MANUAL LABOR
IN THE HEAT OF THE IMPERIAL
VALLEY. WORKING AS A COWBOY.
TAMING WILD HORSES WORKING AS A
FERRIER AND COMPETING IN RODEOS
. AS A CHILD I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE
WORKED OUT HARD BECAUSE HE
SIMPLY ENJOYED IT SINCE HE NEVER
COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GRUELING
WORK AND THE LONG HOURS. HE
LATER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE
WORKED HARD. SO THAT BECAUSE HE
HAD TO DO SO THAT I COULD WORK
AND DOING SOMETHING THAT I LOVE
. I NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND I HOPE
TO APPLY THE SAME WORK ETHIC
THAT I SAW MY FATHER MODEL. MY
MOTHER AND ME THAT. AIRED FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS IN OUR HOME
AND LATER VOLUNTEERED IN AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE WITH MY
ROLE MODEL FOR STRENGTH AND
INDEPENDENCE. SHE WAS AN AVID
READER. WHO TAUGHT ME THE
IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION. SHE
TAUGHT ME IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS
FORTUNATE THAN YOU NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR OWN STATION IN LIFE
MAYBE. AND I HAVE TRIED TO
EMULATE THE KINDNESS AND
GENEROSITY. TOWARD OTHERS AND I
SAW MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER
AMULET. OTHER NEITHER OF MY
PARENTS HAD MUCH OF A FORMAL
EDUCATION THEY TAUGHT MY SISTER
AND ME VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS.
THEY TAUGHT US TO VALUE OUR
FAMILY AND OUR CULTURE THE
TIGHTEST THANK GOD FOR THE MANY
BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE. THEY
TAUGHT US TO BELIEVE IN
OURSELVES. AND TO HAVE
COMPASSION FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
THEY TAUGHT US NEVER TO LOOK
DOWN ON OTHERS AND TO NEVER LET
ANYONE LOOK DOWN ON YOU. AND
BOTH OF MY PARENTS ENCOURAGED US
TO FOLLOW OUR DREAMS. MY DREAMS
WERE SHAPED IN PART. BY ONE OF
MY TEACHERS WHO TOLD ME THAT IF
I CONTINUED TO DO WELL I COULD
GO TO A GOOD COLLEGE LIKE
BERKELEY OR STANFORD. AND I WAS
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO
VOTE. I STARTED WORK AT A LOCAL
KORSCH GROCERY STORE IN THE
IMPERIAL VALLEY WHEN I WAS
SIXTEEN YEARS OLD. WHEN I GOT
INTO BERKELEY THE FIRST THING I
DID WAS GO TO A GROCERY STORE
GET A JOB THERE. I FINANCED MY
EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS
AND PART TIME EMPLOYMENT WORKING
MORE THAN TWENTY HOURS A WEEK.
IRON MY LAW DEGREE FROM STANFORD
LAW SCHOOL AFTER GRADUATING I
WORKED AS AN ASSOCIATE AT A
MAJOR LAW FIRM IN SAN DIEGO. AND
LATER AT THE SAME FIRM IN SAN
DIEGO. IN SAN FRANCISCO SURE
THING. I SERVED IN THE US
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS A FEDERAL
PROSECUTOR AND THEN I DID RETURN
TO THE SAME FIRM IN SAN DIEGO
WHERE I MADE PARTNER. AND FOCUS
ON COMPLEX LITIGATION MATTERS.
WHILE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE I
THOUGHT THE PRO BONO AND
VOLUNTEER WORK. THAT ULTIMATELY
LED ME BACK. TO PUBLIC SERVICE
IN THE FAMILY LAW DIVISION OF
THE SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT.
AND THEN ON THE COURT OF APPEAL
AND NOW THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT. THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF MY PATH FROM THEM PEARL
VALLEY TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOW
BEEN IN OFFICE EIGHTY FIVE DAYS
. ALTHOUGH THE DETAILS MAY
DIFFER IT'S A STORY COMMENTED ME
TOO MANY IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO
CAME TO CALL CALIFORNIA HOME.
AND IF THE IDEA AS GOVERNOR
NEWSOM DESCRIBES IT. THAT EVERY
PERSON CAN ACHIEVE A BETTER LIFE
IN OUR STATE REGARDLESS OF WHERE
THEY CAME FROM. I RECOGNIZE THAT
I DID NOT GET YOUR LOAN. AND
MANY OTHERS HAVE HELPED TO PAVE
THE WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
MY PREDECESSOR CHIEF JUSTICE
TANI CANTIL SECOND AWAY.
APPROPRIATELY DURING WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT. THAT THIS
IS THE FIRST TRANSITION OF
JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP FROM ONE
FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICE TO ANOTHER.
AND FROM ONE PERSON OF COLOR TO
HOLD THIS POSITION TO ANOTHER.
WE ARE BOTH THE BENEFICIARIES
CERTAINLY OF OUR OWN HARD WORK
BUT ALSO A DECADES LONG
COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A PATHWAY
TO THE BENCH FOR QUALIFIED
MINORITY CANDIDATES BY
SUCCESSIVE GOVERNORS THE LEGAL
PROFESSION. AND THE JUDICIAL
BRANCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BAR
ASSOCIATION AND EDUCATORS. THAT
COMMITMENT REQUIRED A PATHWAY TO
BECOME AN ATTORNEY WHICH BEFORE
THAT REQUIRED A BELIEF BY YOUNG
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT
THEY COULD AND SHOULD JOIN IN
THE LEGAL PROFESSION. AND IT
REQUIRED ACTION BY SUCCESSIVE
SUCCESSIVE GOVERNORS IN MY CASE
FORMER GOVERNOR BROWN AND
GOVERNOR NEWSOM. TO CONSIDER
PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO
THE BENCH. I EXPECT THERE WILL
BE MORE APPOINTMENTS AND
TRANSITIONS LIKE THIS AND WITH
OTHER VARIATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
AND I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO
THE SECOND THIRD AND FOURTH
OCCASIONS AS WHAT HAS BEEN AND
STILL IS IN SOME WAYS
EXCEPTIONAL EXCEPTIONAL BECOMES
NORMAL IN ALL AREAS OF PUBLIC
SERVICE THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. AS
I EMBARK ON MY OWN TENURE AS
CHIEF JUSTICE I WILL BE INFORMED
BY THE LESSONS OF MY
PREDECESSORS AND THEIR DEDICATED
WORK. CHIEF JUSTICE CANTIL
SAKAUYE AWAY WEATHERED THE
STORMS OF THE GREAT RECESSION
AND A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. AND
BROUGHT GREATER PREDICTABILITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TO THE JUST
JUST TO JUST SO BROWN'S BUDGET.
CHIEF JUSTICE RON GEORGE
STRENGTHENED THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
WITH THE CREATION OF A SINGLE
LEVEL TRIAL COURT SYSTEM. AND A
TRANSITION FROM COUNTING. THE
STATE COURT TO STATE COURT
FUNDING AND CHIEF JUSTICE
MALCOLM LUCAS DID THE SAME WITH
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH. AND CHIEF
JUSTICE ROSE BIRD HELP
GENERATIONS TO COME BY BREAKING
GENDER BARRIERS IN OUR COURTS.
FOR LEADERS WHO BUILT ON THE
FOUNDATION FOR IMPROVING THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND
ENHANCING FAIR AND EQUAL ACCESS
TO OUR COURT SYSTEM FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. I TOO. HOPE TO
CONTINUE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK.
AND NOW I AM PRIVILEGED TO SERVE
ON ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED AND
DIVERSE HIGH COURTS IN THE
NATION A COLLEGIAL BATCH WITH A
BROAD RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS AND
EXPERIENCE ALL COMMITTED TO
JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW. AND
PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST
INNOVATIVE OF STATE HIGH COURTS
SETTING PRECEDENTS IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE CIVIL LIBERTIES RACIAL
INTEGRATION AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION THAT INFLUENCE OTHER
STATE. AND EVEN THE FEDERAL
BENCH. SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
THIS YEAR THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME
COURT IN THE MATTER OF PRESS
VERSUS SHARP. RULED THE STATE'S
BAN ON INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THIS
OCCURRED NEARLY. AT TWO DECADES
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT'S LANDMARK DECISION AND
LOVING PERSON FOR GENYA WHICH
FINALLY STRUCK DOWN SIMILAR LAWS
THROUGHOUT THE US. EVERY DAY THE
DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH WORK TO PROVIDE
FAIR EQUAL AND ACCESSIBLE
JUSTICE TO ALL CALIFORNIANS NO
MATTER WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE IN
OUR STATE THEY CALL HOME.
THEY'RE ALL THIRD BY SEVEN
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WITH A
HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX STAFF. SIX
REGIONAL DISTRICT COURTS OF
APPEAL WITH A HUNDRED AND SIX
JUSTICES. AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY TWO STAFF. FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTY TRIAL COURTS WITH TWO
THOUSAND AND FIVE JUDICIAL
OFFICERS AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO
EMPLOYEES ALL WORKING OUT OF
FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN
TRIAL COURT FACILITIES. TWENTY
EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL WITH SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY. SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY
STAFF ALL SERVING NEARLY FORTY
MILLION CALIFORNIANS. WHETHER
YOU COME FROM URBAN SUBURBAN OR
RURAL POPULATIONS COASTAL INLAND
OR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL OR
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS. ALL OF THESE
COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS ARE
SERVED BY CALIFORNIA'S COURTS
THERE SIR BY JUDICIAL OFFICERS
WHO LIKE ME ON JANUARY SECOND
TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO
SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST
ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
. IT'S A NOTE THAT I PROUDLY
SHARE. WITH ALL OF YOU. IN THE
LEGISLATURE MANY OF WHOM I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER
THE OATH OF OFFICE TO IN
DECEMBER. OUR SHARED COMMITMENT
TO PUBLIC SERVICE THE RULE OF
LAW AND EQUAL ACCESS TO THE
OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS IN THIS LEFTOVERS.
STATE IN THE NATION CONTINUES TO
BE FOCUSED ON FAIRNESS EQUITY
AND INCLUSION. I KNOW THAT JUST
LIKE YOU. OR JUST LIKE ME THIRTY
FOUR IF YOU. ARE NEW TO YOUR
ROLES IN THE LEGISLATURE OR HAVE
CHANGED ROLES BETWEEN THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE. SO I
INVITE YOU. AND INDEED ALL OF
THE LEGISLATORS. TO VISIT YOUR
LOCAL TRIAL COURT THROUGH THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND CALIFORNIA
JUDGES ASSOCIATION. THEY ON THE
BENCH PROGRAM. TO REALLY LEARN
MORE. ABOUT HOW YOUR
CONSTITUENTS ACCESS THEIR LOCAL
COURTS AND HOW THE COURTS SERVE
YOUR COMMUNITIES. AS FORMER US
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SANDRA DAY
O'CONNOR ONCE NOTED. THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS THE POWER
OF THE SWORD THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH HAS THE POWER OF THE
PURSE AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
HAS THE POWER OF THE QUILT. THE
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
BRANCHES ENACTED ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED NEW LOSS IN TWENTY
TWENTY TWO AND MANY OF THEM TAKE
A FACT IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH ARE COURTS
INTERPRET THOSE NEW AND EXISTING
LAWS. AND CREATE CASE LAW
THROUGH DECISIONS THAT HELP TO
CLARIFY THE LAW AND TO PROVIDE
UNIFORMITY FOR THOSE FUTURE USE
OR APPLICATION OF YOUR OF YOUR
LAWS. AND THAT IS HOW OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY WORKS
AND SUCCEED. WITH DEFINED DUTIES
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
COMBINED WITH NECESSARY CHECKS
AND BALANCES BETWEEN THE
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT ALL IN
SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE. IN TERMS
OF MY OWN DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES. AS CHIEF
JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA. I WEAR
THREE HATS AS MANY OF YOU KNOW.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T
THAT MEANS MY WORK EFFECTIVELY
TRIPLED STARTING IN JANUARY. IN
ADDITION TO SERVING AS ONE OF
SEVEN JUSTICES ON THE SUPREME
COURT WITH ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE COURT. I ALSO LEAD THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH AND COLLABORATE
AN ADVOCATE WITH OUR SISTER
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. AND I
CHAIRED THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA WHICH IS THE POLICY
AND RULEMAKING BODY OF THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH. IN MY ROLE AS
CHIEF JUSTICE AND CHAIR OF THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL I WANT TO THANK
FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
MARTIN HOSHINO. AND THE CURRENT
JUDICIAL COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TEAM
JUSTICE MARSHA SLOUGH. THIS IS
KEREN FUJISAKI. JUDGE MARLA
ANDERSON. JUDGE CALL BRODY. AND
JUDGE DAVID RUBIN. AND JUDICIAL
COUNCIL AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. AN ACTING
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
MILLICENT TIDWELL AND HER
EXECUTIVE TEAM. FOR
FACILITATING. THE TRANSITION THE
SMOOTH TRANSITION OF LEADERSHIP
WITHIN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.
BEING A JUDICIAL COUNCIL MEMBER
IS LIKE HAVING A SECOND
INVOLUNTARY JOB AND I STRESS
VOLUNTARY. BECAUSE OF THEIR
DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND
TO IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATION
OF JUSTICE COMBINED WITH THE
QUALITY SERVICES AND ACCESS
PROVIDED BY QUARTZ THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA THE STATE OF THE
JUDICIARY IS STRONG. I PLAN TO
CONTINUE THE COLLABORATIVE WORK
AMONG THE THREE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN AND
ENHANCE THE POSITIVE WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS. THAT HAVE LED TO
THREE BRANCH SOLUTIONS TO
ADDRESS MANY ISSUES FACING OUR
STATE AND PEOPLE. THERE ARE MANY
PATHWAYS THAT LEAD TO
INTERACTION WITH OUR JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND SOME ARE MORE
CHALLENGING THAN OTHERS SO I
APPLAUD GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND ALL
OF YOU. FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN
EXPLORING WAYS THAT MEET THE AND
ADDRESS THE NEEDS. A
CALIFORNIANS WITH UNTREATED
MENTAL HEALTH. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CHALLENGES AND IN CRISIS. TO
GAIN ACCESS TO HOUSING TREATMENT
AND CARE. AND IT'S JUST A
BROWN'S WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING EFFORTS
THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE OUR
COLLABORATIVE COURTS. THE
COLLABORATION. AND THE
COLLABORATIVE THREE BRANCH
SOLUTION PROCESS WE HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT. HAS ALSO
HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH BUDGET IN TERMS
OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND
STABLE FUNDING TO IMPROVE AND
EXPAND COURT SERVICES.
TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION
SHARING WITH YOU AND WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION. FACILITATING
CRITICAL SUPPORT FROM JUSTICE
SYSTEM PARTNERS. AN IMPROVING
FACT DRIVEN DATA DRIVEN DECISION
MAKING HAS ENHANCED MEANINGFUL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE. TOGETHER OUR
COLLECTIVE EFFORTS HAVE MADE
GREAT PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING
ADEQUATE STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING FOR THE COURTS IN RECENT
YEARS. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
BUDGET AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MAKES
UP ABOUT ONE POINT 7% OF THE
TOTAL STATE BUDGET AND WE'RE
DOING A LOT WITH THIS TAXPAYER
FUNDS THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT
WE AUTHOR. AS IT SHOULD IN GOOD
GOVERNMENT THESE CRITICAL
ONGOING INVESTMENT COME WITH
INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY. IN
REPORTING ON VARIOUS TALK COURT
AND BUDGETARY OPERATIONAL
METRICS. THIS YEAR WE PROVIDED
OUR YEAR ONE REPORT TO ALL OF
YOU IN THE LEGISLATURE ON TRIAL
COURT OPERATIONAL METRICS WITH
VARIOUS SPECIFIED OPERATIONAL
AND BUDGETARY DATA. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO MORE INFORMATION
SHARING AND DISCUSSION AS WE
WORK THROUGH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
PROCESS. WE DO SO AGAINST THE
BACKDROP OF WORKING TO ADAPT TO
A POST PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM DECLARED AN END
TO THE COVERED NINETEEN STATE OF
EMERGENCY LAST MONTH AND WHILE
THE IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING FELT
BY MANY. WE ARE CARRYING FORWARD
THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
SUBSIDY OF HAVING TO CHANGE HOW
WE TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED
SERVICES DURING CODED. THE MOST
STRIKING OF THE LESSONS LEARNED.
FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IS
REMOTE ACCESS. REMOTE ACCESS THE
SERVICES REMOTE ACCESS TO CASE
INFORMATION I REMOTE ACCESS TO
HEARINGS AND PROCEEDINGS. FOR
MANY YEARS DID YOU JUST A BRANCH
HAS BEEN FOCUSED. ON THREE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. FOR
ACCESS TO JUSTICE PHYSICAL
ACCESS EQUAL ACCESS AND REMOTE
ACCESS. WE HAVE BEEN MOVING FROM
IN LINE TO ON LINE WHENEVER WE
CAN DO SO. IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE
WAY AND WHEN PERMITTED. AND
WE'RE USING WHILE WE WERE USING
ACTUALLY THE FUNDING THAT WE
RECEIVE FROM YOU THE INNOVATION
GRANT FUNDING. AND DEVELOPING
STRATEGIC AND TECHNICAL TACTICAL
PLANS FOR TECHNOLOGY. SOCIETY
WAS ALSO EVOLVING AROUND US. THE
COURTS SERVE. ALL OF THE
GENERATIONS WILL GO OVER ALL OF
THEM BUT FROM THE GOLDEN
GENERATION TO I GUESS IS NOW MY
SON WAS TELLING ME THE ALPHA
GENERATION. AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS TO BE NAMED. AND WE
MUST CONTINUE TO MEET PEOPLE
WHERE THEY ARE. THE YOUNGER
GENERATION THEY'RE DIGITAL
NATIVES THEY EXPECT TO ACCESS
SERVICES AND THEIR GOVERNMENT
NOT JUST ONLINE BUT ALSO ON
THEIR SMARTPHONES. AND THEY MAKE
UP HALF OF THE NATION'S
POPULATION. SO WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE NEED TO ADOPT
BECAUSE THE CODE OF IT. BUT ALSO
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING
DEMOGRAPHICS OF COURT USERS AND
HOW THEY WANT TO INTERACT WITH
US. BUT WHAT WE LEARNED DURING
THE PANDEMIC IF THAT REMOTE
WORKED FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE
INVOLVED. THERE ARE STILL
CHALLENGES WITH THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE AND TECHNOLOGY. BUT WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER ON SOLUTIONS
THAT ARE FAIR EQUITABLE AND JUST
. FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
. FROM THE REMOTE TECHNOLOGY
USERS IN TRIAL COURT CIVIL
MATTERS. HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY
POSITIVE. COURTS HELD MORE THAN
HALF A MILLION FILLABLE REMOTE
PROCEEDINGS OVER A SEVEN MONTH
PERIOD AND MORE THAN 96% OF THE
USERS DURING THE FROM AT
PROCEEDINGS. REPORTED THAT THEY
HAD VERY FAVORABLE EXPERIENCES.
OUR DATA SHOWS THAT ALL FIFTY
EIGHT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. ARE
ABLE TO HOLD PROCEEDINGS
REMOTELY IN AT LEAST ONE CASE
TYPE AND THIRTY NINE IN ALL OR
MOST CASES TYPE. JUVENILE
DELINQUENCY AND DEPENDENCY USERS
I'M REFLECT THAT CASE CLEARANCE
RATE IN THOSE CATEGORIES
ACTUALLY IMPROVED OVER PRE
PANDEMIC LEVELS. AND THE YOUTH
PARTICIPANTS IN THESE CASES
PREFERRED THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE
RATHER THAN. HAVING TO APPEAR IN
COURT IN SOME INSTANCES.
VULNERABLE COURT USERS LIKE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AN
ELDER ABUSE REPORTED. THAT THEY
HAD LESS ANXIETY AND STRESS BY
NOT HAVING TO COME AND APPEAR IN
COURT WITH THEIR ALLEGED
PERPETRATOR. COLLABORATIVE
SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS ALSO WERE
ABLE TO APPEAR REMOTELY WITHOUT
DISRUPTING DRUG OR MEDICAL
TREATMENT. AND LASTLY REMOTE
PROCEEDINGS ALSO HELPED WITH
EQUITY AND FAIRNESS ISSUES. PAUL
WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE TO MISS
WORK TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES OR
ANCHOR TRANSPORTATION OR OTHER
EXPENSES TO MAKE VERY BRIEF
REMOTE PROCEEDINGS. THE SUPREME
COURT AND THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
ALSO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO
CONDUCT REMOTE PROCEEDINGS AND
BUSINESS MEETING AND NOW CAN
ACCOMMODATE ACCOMMODATE A HYBRID
PARTICIPATION TO GET THE
PEOPLE'S BUSINESS DONE. BEYOND
TECHNOLOGY WE ARE ALL ALSO
KEENLY AWARE OF ANOTHER MAJOR
TRANSFORMATIVE DRIVER. AND THAT
IS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON A RULED NATION AND STATE.
WITH OUR WESTERN STATE NEIGHBORS
WE ARE DEALING WITH THE ONGOING
ISSUES OF ACCESS TO WATER FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIES.
THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS CREATED AN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM THAT
FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON WATER LAW
ISSUES. THIS PAST YEAR WE
PROVIDED WATER LAW EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND MADE. RESOURCES
THAT WERE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE
STATE. WE'RE FOLLOWING UP ON
THESE EFFORTS WITH AN
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SUMMIT THIS
SUMMER. ALONG WITH PUBLICATIONS
PODCASTS AND MORE TRAINING ON
ISSUES RELATED TO THE COMPLEX
AREAS OF WATER LAW CLIMATE
CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
LITIGATION. AND WITH THIS
EXPANDED FOCUS WILL BE BETTER
ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
BROADER POLICY DISCUSSIONS. ON
WATER ISSUES AND THEIR
INTERACTION WITH THE COURT
SYSTEM. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER
CALIFORNIA'S COURT SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE DIVERSE
AND MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE WIDE
VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
. AT EVERY LEVEL OF CORE
OPERATIONS IT'S NOW POSSIBLE FOR
A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO SEE
SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEM OR
WHO HAS A BACKGROUND AND
IDENTITY LIKE THEM. OUR STATE'S
DIVERSITY IS A STRENGTH. FOR THE
SEVENTEENTH STRAIGHT YEAR THE
DATA SHOWS A STEADY INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND JUDGES
OF COLOR. FEMALE JUDICIAL
OFFICERS NOW CONSTITUTE NEARLY
40% OF ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS THE
PERCENTAGE OF ASIAN BLACK AND
HISPANIC STUDENTS OFFICERS
NEARLY DOUBLED SINCE TWO
THOUSAND AND SIX WHEN WE FIRST
BEGAN KEEPING THE DATA. AND
WE'VE MADE PROGRESS AND HAVE
ESTABLISHED A SOLID FOUNDATION
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
INTO THE FUTURE. LAST DECEMBER
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL VOTED TO
ARM AMEND OUR JUDICIAL BROWN'S
STRATEGIC PLAN. TO FURTHER
ELEVATE AND EMBRACE OUR
REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATION
AND RESPONSIVENESS. TO
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP DIFFERENCES
TO LEVERAGE DIVERSITY TO FOSTER
AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT AND
ENGAGEMENT. AND WHAT WE DID IS
ADDED THE WORD INCLUSION TO OUR
NUMBER ONE JUDICIAL BRANCH CALL
. AN INCLUSIVE COURT IS ONE IN
WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY FEEL. LIKE THEY ARE
RESPECTED AND ENGAGED. SO OUR
NUMBER ONE GOAL NOW IS ACCESS
FAIRNESS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
. LAST YEAR THROUGH A
LEGISLATIVE BILL WE INCLUDED
NATIVE AMERICAN DAY AT THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH HOLIDAY. AND
THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THROUGH ANOTHER BILL THAT THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL SUPPORTED. WE
WILL BE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH
AS A STATE HOLIDAY. AND THIS
COMING FRIDAY WE RECOGNISE
SEETHER CHAVEZ DAY. THESE AND
OTHER SUCH RECOGNITIONS ARE
REMINDERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE WORK ON ACCESS FAIRNESS
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THAT IS
ONGOING THROUGH INITIATIVES
ACROSS THE BRANCH. THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
PROVIDING ACCESS AND FAIRNESS IS
ALSO DEVELOPING A RACIAL JUSTICE
TOOLKIT FOR THE COURTS. WERE
WORKING ON EXPANDING GENDER
NEUTRAL FORMS. EDUCATION ON
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND THE
PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND
HARASSMENT IS NOW MANDATORY FOR
ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS. AND WE'RE
CONTINUING TO EXPAND LANGUAGE
ACCESS SERVICES THE LIST GOES ON
AND THE WORK GOES ON. SOME MAY
ASK WHY I CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON
DIVERSITY DURING MY FIRST STATE
AND THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS AS
CHIEF JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
MY ANSWER TO YOU IS BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
A STORY REGARDING ONE OF MY
RECENT OUT REACH EFFORTS. WHEN I
WITH BUT PARTICIPATING IN A
PROGRAM AND VISITING AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH THE
POWER OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAM. THE
STUDENTS WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE
THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH'S ROLE IN
UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW.
BEFORE I ARRIVED ONE STUDENT WHO
DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WAS TOLD
BY ONE OF HIS CLASSMATES WHO WAS
TRANSLATING FOR HIM. THAT
SOMEONE LIKE HIM WITH NOW CHIEF
JUSTICE CALIFORNIA. HE AND I
WERE INTRODUCED AND WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. THE LESSON
FOR HIM WITH CONCRETE. FOR THAT
YOUNG STUDENT AND FOR OTHERS
LIKE HIM. I BELIEVE IT MATTERS.
THAT THEY CAN SEE SOME OF
THEMSELVES IN THE MEMBERS OF OUR
RECORDS. WHEN THEY LOOK TO THIS
COURT I BELIEVE THEY WILL ALSO
SEE A LONG TRADITION OF JUDICIAL
EXCELLENCE. I HOPE TO CONTRIBUTE
MY OWN VOICE AND STRAINS TO THAT
RICH TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP AS
I EMBARK ON MY TENURE AS CHIEF
JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA. IN MY
ROLE I WILL STRIVE TO LEARN FROM
MY PREDECESSORS. I WILL
RECONSIDER PAST PRACTICES LOOK
FOR AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND BE
TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE IN
SHORT I WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
ACCESS FAIRNESS AND EQUAL
JUSTICE. SOME OF MY PRIORITIES
INCLUDE SAFEGUARDING AND
ENHANCING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN
THE JUDICIARY THROUGH PROGRAMS
LIKE OR CIVICS LEARNING
INITIATIVES AND MENTORSHIP AND
TRAINING EFFORTS INCREASING
ACCESS TO JUSTICE INCLUDING
THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
AND INCREASED PROVISION OF PRO
BONO LEGAL SERVICES. INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY IMPROVING
EFFICIENCIES AND INCREASING
PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING
QUALITY. AND ADVOCATING FOR A
STABLE ÁGET
BRANCH CAN CONTINUE TO COUNT ON
TO MAKE PUBLIC ACCESS TO JUSTICE
A REALITY IN ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES. IN SHORT LEARNING FROM
THE PAST CONTINUING OUR
REPUTATION AS THE FINEST STATE
COURT SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. AND
HOLDING MY OFFICE IN TRUST AND
SAFEGUARDING IT FOR THE NEXT
CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE NEXT
GENERATION OF LEADERS. AND I
INVITE ALL OF YOU TO JOIN ME IN
THAT JOURNEY BECAUSE TOGETHER WE
CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. I WOULD
LIKE TO CLOSE. WITH THE WORD
ABOUT MY MOTHER. MY MOTHER MADE
EVERYONE IN HER RULED FEEL
FIFTEEN AND INCLUDED. SHE PASSED
AWAY FROM BREAST CANCER NEARLY
THREE YEARS AGO AND BEFORE I WAS
ABLE TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE
WITH HER. MY ADDRESS TO YOU HERE
TODAY IT'S A TRIBUTE TO HER HER
AMERICAN DREAM REALIZED. THE
EXPERIENCES OF BOTH MY PARENTS.
RAISING A FAMILY IN THE IMPERIAL
VALLEY LIVING IN AN IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY WITH WHAT ON THE
SURFACE APPEAR TO BE LIMITED
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF
CARING FOR OTHERS. RATHER THAN
JUST LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR OWN
SELF INTEREST. AS DR MARTIN
LUTHER KING JUNIOR EXPRESSED IN
HIS SERMON TITLED THREE
DIMENSIONS OF A COMPLETE LIFE.
LIFE'S MOST PERSISTENT AND
URGENT QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU
DOING. FOR OTHERS. IF MY ANSWER
DR KING QUESTION AND THE LESSON
FROM MY PARENTS THAT HAS BROUGHT
ME HERE. TO GATHER WITH ALL OF
YOU TODAY. A COLLECTIVE OF
INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC
SERVICE A COLLECTIVE OF
INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO DOING
GOOD. AND WHAT IS RIGHT FOR
OTHERS. LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER COOPERATIVELY. LET'S
CONTINUE TO QUESTION ISSUES AND
SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
AND LET'S CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
THE GOOD THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE
CALIFORNIANS THAT WE ALL SERVE
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHIEF
JUSTICE CARRILLO FOR BEING HERE
TODAY I THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE SUPREME COURT TO HAVE
JOINED US AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS
FROM THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL. THE
SENATE IS HONORED TO HAVE YOU
JOIN US TODAY AND I ALSO WANT
TO- THANK OUR DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS GOVERNOR NEWSOM. HER NAME
GENERAL BONTA. RENDON. AT THIS
TIME WILL BE RECESSING THE JOINT
CONVENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS I
WANNA REMIND ALL SENATORS PLEASE
REMAIN ON THE FLOOR- AND- THANK
YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO START UP
AGAIN IN THIRTY SECONDS THIRTY
SECONDS MET MEMBERS.
MEMBERS THE JOINT CONVENTION IS
NOW ADJOURNED AT THIS TIME WE
WILL CONVENE THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION THE PRAYER
AND THE PLEDGE WILL BE DICK-
DEEMED COMPLETE WE WANT TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MESSAGES MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE READ. MADAM
PRESIDENT I AM DIRECTED TO
INFORM YOUR HONORABLE BODY THAT
THE ASSEMBLY AND THE STATE OPTED
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NUMBER ONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION WE
WILL TAKE A ACR ONE WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO FILE SECRETARY
PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NUMBER ONE PERSON ACQUIRE.
SENATE MCGUIRE THANK YOU SO MUCH
MADAM PRESIDENT THIS RESOLUTION
ACR ONE ADJOURNS THE FIRST
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. SENATOR JONES THANK YOU MADAM
PRESIDENT I RISE IN OPPOSITION
TO THE RESOLUTION TO THE GERMAN
AS FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION I
KNOW THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF
BILLS THAT ARE HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED IN THAT SESSION THAT
STILL HAVE NOT BEEN HEARD IN
COMMITTEE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE THOSE HEARD SO I WOULD ASK
FOR NO VOTE ON. SIR CENTER
MCGUIRE ASKED IVOTE CENTER JOAN
ASKS FOR A NO VOTE MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE READ PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ALLEN. HI OVERRUN
A GO. HI ARCHULETA HI SB. ATKINS
FINE BAKER. BYE BULLY EXPERIENCE
. FINE BRADFORD. BY THE END OF.
HI CRITICIZING. I DALY. NO DODD.
HI THE ROSA. AYE EGGMAN. GLAZER
HI GONZALEZ. HI GROSS. BRITTONUM
HI JONES. NO LEARN. HI LIMÓN. HI
MCGUIRE. BY MENJIVAR. FIVE
MILLION BY NEWMAN. HI WHEN. NO
ME LO. NUMBER TWO ABOVE. NO
IDEA. BY PORTANTINO. I ROTH. I
RUBIO THERE ARE TWO. NO SKINNER
. HI SMALLER CUEVAS FINE STERN
NUMBER. I WALL. BUY WIENER. I
WILL. NO PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS ASHLEY EGGMAN. HI GROVE
. NO RUBIO STERN. IS TWENTY NINE
KNOWS EIGHT EIGHT THE- A
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MEMBERS
THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
IS NOW ADJOURNED WE WILL
RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION
THERE'S NO AS OTHER BUSINESS
SENATOR JACK INCIDENTS BECAUSE
CLEAR THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT-
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES TODAY FOR A
- FOR A THE SESSION AND BE A
PART OF THE CEREMONIAL JUDICIAL
COUNCIL OVERVIEW- WITH THAT THE
NEXT FLOOR SESSION IS SCHEDULED
FOR THURSDAY THIS THURSDAY MARCH
THIRTIETH TWENTY TWENTY THREE AT
NINE AM. MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
IS ADJOURNED WE WILL RECONVENE
THURSDAY MARCH THIRTIETH AT NINE
AM.