Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice
Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye as the next chief justice of the California Supreme Court.

This would make her the first Asian American to lead the state's judiciary
and give the California Supreme Court a female majority for the first time
in its history.

Justice Cantil-Sakauye nomination will be on the November 2, 2010 ballot for voter confirmation.

 Here's some links to some good news stories about this:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/22/local/la-me-0722-chief-justice-20100722
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268512/filam-looms-next-california-chief-justice
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/23/2909537/dan-walters-californias-chief.html