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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)