Hon. Carin T. Fujisaki

Hon. Carin T. Fujisaki
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three (San Francisco)

Current Term: September 15, 2024–September 14, 2025
Membership: Voting member reappointed by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero
Internal Committees: Rules Committee, Chair; Executive and Planning Committee, Judicial Branch Budget Committee

Justice Carin T. Fujisaki was appointed as the first Asian American woman justice to the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, in October 2018 by Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr. Before joining Division Three of the First Appellate District, Justice Fujisaki spent 28 years at the California Supreme Court. In that capacity, Justice Fujisaki provided advice and counsel to former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye in her administration of the judicial branch and advised the court in its rule-making authority, oversight of the State Bar of California, and powers of appointment. Prior to that, Justice Fujisaki served as a judicial staff attorney for Justice Marvin R. Baxter from 1991 to 2014.

Justice Fujisaki has served the judicial branch and the public in various capacities. Governor Brown previously appointed her to the Advisory Panel for the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, and before that, Governor Gray Davis nominated her as the first Asian American member of the Board of Directors of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Justice Fujisaki also served on the State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and has been active in programs fostering mentorship of law students and attorneys.

Justice Fujisaki received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a juris doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and served as an associate editor on Hastings Law Journal. More