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FILE - In this March 23, 2015, file photo, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye delivers her State of the Judiciary address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California's Supreme Court chief justice says after six years she still hasn't quite figured out Gov. Jerry Brown. Cantil-Sakauye said Thursday, May 25, 2017, that she didn't know what to expect the first time they met after she became head of the state's high court. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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File - In this Jan. 5, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye, right, as his wife, Anne Gust Brown, center, looks on during his inauguration at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Cantil-Sakauye says after six years she still hasn't quite figured out Gov. Jerry Brown. Cantil-Sakauye said Thursday, May 25, 2017, that she didn't know what to expect the first time they met after she became head of the state's high court. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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FILE - In this March 23, 2015, file photo, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye delivers her State of the Judiciary address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Cantil-Sakauye emphasized the importance of maintaining the balance of power among the branches of government during her annual state of the judiciary address Monday, March 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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State Sen. William Monning, D-Carmel, takes a cell phone photo of California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye as she delivers her annual State of the Judiciary Address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 17, 2014. Cantil-Sakauye said the court system needs more money if it's going to recover from years of budget cuts. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Assemblymen Brian Jones, R-Santee, right, and Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, listen as California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye delivers her annual State of the Judiciary Address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 17, 2014. Cantil-Sakauye said the court system needs more money if it's going to recover from years of budget cuts. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye gives her State of the Judiciary Address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 17, 2014. Cantil-Sakauye told lawmakers the state's court system needs more money if it's going to recover from years of budget cuts. Cantil-Sakauye said years of budget cuts have forced courthouses to close and court employees to take unpaid days off. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, center, is greeted by lawmakers as she walks to the Assembly podium to deliver her annual State of the Judiciary Address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 17, 2014. Saying years of budget cuts have forced courthouses to close, Cantil-Sakauye said the court system needs more money if it's going to recover from years of budget cuts. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye talks to reporters after she unveiled her "Three Year Blueprint for a Fully Functioning Judicial Branch" at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Saying that budget cuts since 2008 have caused the judicial branch to receive only one penny for every General Fund dollar, Cantil-Sakauye called for an investment of $1.2 billion over the next three years to improve the public's access to California courts.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Citing years of budget cuts to the state courts, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye unveiled her "Three Year Blueprint for a Fully Functioning Judicial Branch" at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Saying that budget cuts since 2008 have caused the judicial branch to receive only one penny for every General Fund dollar, Cantil-Sakauye called for an investment of $1.2 billion over the next three years to improve the public's access to California courts. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)