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# Sean Richard Delaney

Circuit Court for Baltimore City · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City
- State: Maryland
- Role: Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on October 2, 2026. [Circuit Court for Baltimore City](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/md/circuit-court-for-baltimore-city)

## Summary

Sean Richard Delaney — Circuit Court for Baltimore City

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore in October 2026 to serve as a judge on the Baltimore City Circuit Court
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland, Fraud and Public Corruption Section
- Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division through the Attorney General’s Honors Program

### Education

- Boston College Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- On October 2, 2026, Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Delaney, along with James Burke Miller and Jocelyn Lang Williams, to the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
- This marks Delaney’s transition from a long career in federal and state prosecution to a judicial role in Maryland’s state court system

## Sources

- [Governor Moore Announces Judicial Appointments to Baltimore City Circuit Court and Montgomery County Circuit and District Courts](https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-judicial-appointments-baltimore-city-circuit-court-and-montgomery-county)
- [Maryland Judicial Vacancies](https://www.mdcourts.gov/judgeselect/judicialvacancy)

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