On December 13, in response to a question at a public meeting, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she is no longer a registered Republican. She had been appointed to the court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cantil-Sakauye did not say how she is registered now, but presumably she is an independent. See this story.
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