OMAHA- On Wednesday, Nebraska's U.S. District Court judges announced that Jacqueline DeLuca, an Omaha-based attorney, will join the federal bench, beginning next year, as a U.S. Magistrate judge. Following the retirement of U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Zwart in January 2024, DeLuca will assume the role. Magistrate judges serve eight-year, renewable terms and are responsible for the management of pretrial proceedings in federal civil and criminal matters, as well as the trial of misdemeanor cases.

DeLuca attended Creighton University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, winning multiple awards during her time at the Creighton University School of Law for trial advocacy. After serving as a judicial clerk with a Missouri-based federal judge, DeLuca began working at Fraser Stryker in 2013, a firm based out of Omaha. In 2021, DeLuca moved on to work at PayPal as the head of the North American Consumer Litigation and Pre-Litigation Resolution Team.

Applications for Judge Zwart's replacement were accepted in March of this year, and a panel of judges eventually zeroed in on five potential, confidential candidates. DeLuca was then selected from among the five applicants. "Nebraska's federal court, and the people it serves, are very fortunate to welcome such a highly qualified individual to our bench," said Robert Rossiter, Chief U.S. District Judge.

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