Litigation
Cal. Litig. VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2, SEPTEMBER 2025
Content
- A CASE FOR RETIRING THE "CALLS FOR SPECULATION" OBJECTION
- Ai In Criminal Cases In 2025: Use of Ai-generated Evidence In Investigations and Trial
- Chair's Column
- Cla Statement On the Rule of Law
- Editor's Foreword: Rapid Change Alongside Perennial Things
- Fearless Speech: Breaking Free From the First Amendment
- How Does Civility In the Appellate Courts Differ From Civility In the Trial Courts?
- Innovation Meets Tradition At the Ninth Circuit Library
- Paintings, Pipes and Paga
- PAST SECTION CHAIRS & EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
- SECTION OFFICERS & EDITORIAL BOARD
- State-federal Court Reporter Comparison
- Table of Contents
- The American Inns of Court
- The Daedalus Doctrine: Flying the Middle Path of Ai In Legal Practice
- The Impact of Emotions On Judging
- Working: Conversations With Essential Workers Behind the Scenes In the Court System
- Interview With Chief United States Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney
INTERVIEW WITH CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE CAROLYN K. DELANEY
Interview conducted by Christina M. McCall
Carolyn K. Delaney has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California since 2011. Judge Delaney became the Chief Magistrate Judge for the district in 2024. Before joining the federal bench, Judge Delaney served as an Assistant United States Attorney for 12 years (including serving as the First Assistant and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney), and as a prosecutor in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Judge Delaney earned her law degree from Stanford University and college degree from Wesleyan University.
In this interview, Judge Delaney shares the unique characteristics of the Eastern District of California, what inspired her to become a prosecutor, lasting impressions from a year working in the U.S. Embassy in Turkey, her advice for successful motion practice, and the impact of the heaviest caseload in the nation. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.