Orange County (Newport Beach)
Career Highlights: Nominated to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022, and sworn in October 11; Orange County Superior Court, 2014-2022; Partner, Sedgwick LLP, 2002-2014; associate, Sedgwick Detert Moran and Arnold LLP, 1995-2001; associate, Bodkin McCarthy Sargent and Smith, 1992-1995
Law School: Loyola Law School
Career Highlights: Nominated to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022, and sworn in October 11; Orange County Superior Court, 2014-2022; Partner, Sedgwick LLP, 2002-2014; associate, Sedgwick Detert Moran and Arnold LLP, 1995-2001; associate, Bodkin McCarthy Sargent and Smith, 1992-1995
Law School: Loyola Law School
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
NEWPORT BEACH - Chandra Gehri Spencer was a bit nervous when her unusual unlawful detainer case was assigned to new Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Delaney.
Spencer's client was a poor, elderly woman who'd filed an anti-SLAPP motion against The Irvine Co. Delaney, on the other hand, had typically represented large, powerful organizations and businesses when he was as a partner with... (continued)
