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At the Lectern

“Passing of the Gavel” ceremony

December 31, 2022

Earlier this month, retiring Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye ceremoniously passed a gavel to her successor, Chief Justice-elect Patricia Guerrero. (Video here.) Guerrero will be sworn in on Monday, along with her successor, Judge Kelli Evans.

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