Thomas A. DelaneyIncumbent

Candidate for Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 6

Thomas A. Delaney is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. He sits on the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, in Santa Ana. He earned his B.A. from Loyola Marymount University. That was in political science and history, in 1989. It included a semester at Oxford University. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. That was in 1992. He practiced civil litigation as an associate. He worked at Bodkin, McCarthy, Sargent & Smith, from 1992 to 1995. He then practiced at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP. That was from 1995 to 2001. He became a partner at Sedgwick LLP. That ran from 2002 to 2014. Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Orange County Superior Court. That was on July 16, 2014. On the trial bench he was Supervising Judge of the court's collaborative courts. He presided over programs including veterans court. He served as the 89th president of the California Judges Association. That was from 2020 to 2021. He has also served as president of the California Latino Judges Association. Governor Gavin Newsom nominated him to the Court of Appeal. That was on August 8, 2022. The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed him by unanimous vote. That was on October 11, 2022. His confirmation came after the November 2022 ballot was set. So the November 3, 2026 election is his first appellate retention vote. It is a nonpartisan yes/no vote on whether he remains. He has no opposing candidate.

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