[3] She remained at the head of the Andalusian provincial prosecutor's office in the administrations of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and of Mariano Rajoy.

On June 15, 2018, she was nominated by the Council of Ministers to be the head of the Prosecution Ministry, replacing Julián Sánchez Melgar who held the position for six months.

[9] On September 9, 2018, it was announced that the Public Prosecutor's Office would keep the accusation of rebellion for the separatist leaders that fled or are imprisoned.

The circular was strongly criticised by a number of lawyers and legal associations, including Judges for Democracy, who argued that the guidance could enable prosecutions of concentration camp survivors, and that it violated judgements made by the Constitutional Court.

[15] Luis Navajas assumed the office of Attorney General ad interim until the formal appointing of Delgado.