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Revision as of 21:47, 14 September 2021
Angel Kelley | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Douglas P. Woodlock |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | Barbara Dortch-Okara |
| Associate Justice of the Brockton District Court | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | David G. Nagle Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Edmund C. Mathers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Temple University (LLM) Georgetown University (JD) |
Angel Kelley (born 1967)[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as a state court judge from Massachusetts. She is a United States District Judge–Designate of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Education
Kelley received her Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University in 1989, her Master of Laws in trial advocacy from Temple University in 2003, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 1992.[2]
Legal and academic career
Kelley began her legal career as a staff attorney at The Legal Aid Society in the Juvenile Rights Division in Brooklyn, New York from 1993 to 1997. From 1997 to 2005, she was an attorney for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. From 2007 to 2009, Kelley served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.[2] From 1992 to 2005, she was a part-time instructor at Columbia University. From 2004 to 2005 she was a part-time instructor at New York University. From 2005 to 2007, she was a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School. Since 2012, she has been a part-time adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School. Since 2016, she has been a volunteer instructor at Emory University School of Law and since 2018, she has been a part-time adjunct professor at Boston University School of Law.[3]
Judicial career
State judicial service
In 2009, she was appointed to the Massachusetts District Court by Governor Deval Patrick and sworn in on September 17, 2010.[4][5] On January 4, 2013, she was nominated to be a Judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court[6] and confirmed to the position on January 24, 2013, in a 6–2 vote.[7][8][9]
Nomination to federal district court
On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kelley to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to the seat vacated by Judge Douglas P. Woodlock, who took senior status on June 1, 2015.[10][11] On June 23, 2021 a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[12] On July 22, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[13] On September 14, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 52–44.[14] She is awaiting her judicial commission. She is the second African American woman judge and the second Asian American judge to serve on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.[9]
References
- ^ "Judicial Nomination Data Questionnaire" (PDF). January 7, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees", White House, May 12, 2021
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Angel Kelley
- ^ "Governor swears in Angel Kelly-Brown as Brockton court judge". Wicked Local. September 18, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Biden nominates Bay State judge Angel Kelley to federal court". Boston Herald. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Brockton Judge Angel Kelly Brown picked for Superior Court opening". The Enterprise, Brockton, MA. January 4, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Linton, David (January 24, 2013). "Attleboro judge will sit on state's superior court". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Two confirmed to Superior Court". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Norton, Michael P. (May 12, 2021). "Biden Picks Angel Kelley For Federal Court Opening In Massachusetts". www.wbur.org. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Andersen, Travis (May 13, 2021). "Biden picks state court judge for Massachusetts federal bench - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, May 12, 2021
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 23, 2021
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 22, 2021, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Angel Kelley, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts )". United States Senate. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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