Angel Kelley Explained

Angel Kelley
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:September 15, 2021
Predecessor:Douglas P. Woodlock
Education:Colgate University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Temple University (LLM)

Angel Kelley (born 1967)[1] is an American attorney and judge serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is a former associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.

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. 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]

Federal judicial service

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 assumed 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 invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–43 vote.[14] Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–44 vote.[15] She received her judicial commission on September 15, 2021,[16] and was sworn in the same day.[17] She is the second African American female judge and the second Asian American judge to serve on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 7, 2013 . Judicial Nomination Data Questionnaire . May 12, 2021 . October 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013000815/https://www.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/ServiceLogin?service=jotspot&passive=1209600&continue=https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/sites/system/errors/WebspaceNotFound?path%3D/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/2013/GCBrown1.pdf&followup=https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/sites/system/errors/WebspaceNotFound?path%3D/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/2013/GCBrown1.pdf&ul=1 . live .
  2. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/12/president-biden-announces-third-slate-of-judicial-nominees/ "President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees", White House, May 12, 2021
  3. Web site: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Angel Kelley . 2021-06-22 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210909/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Kelley%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: September 18, 2021 . Governor swears in Angel Kelly-Brown as Brockton court judge . May 12, 2021 . Wicked Local . en . May 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512205530/https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20100918/news/309189819 . live .
  5. News: Biden nominates Bay State judge Angel Kelley to federal court . 21 June 2021 . Boston Herald . 2021-05-12 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203223/https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/05/12/biden-nominates-bay-state-judge-angel-kelley-to-federal-court/ . live .
  6. Web site: January 4, 2013 . Brockton Judge Angel Kelly Brown picked for Superior Court opening . May 12, 2021 . The Enterprise, Brockton, MA . en . May 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512204731/https://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20130104/news/301049705 . live .
  7. Web site: Linton . David . January 24, 2013 . Attleboro judge will sit on state's superior court . May 12, 2021 . The Sun Chronicle . en . May 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512203612/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/attleboro-judge-will-sit-on-states-superior-court/article_3920bfe6-6593-11e2-8c11-0019bb2963f4.html . live .
  8. Web site: January 23, 2013 . Two confirmed to Superior Court . May 12, 2021 . Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly . en-US . May 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511103433/https://masslawyersweekly.com/2013/01/23/two-confirmed-to-superior-court/ . live .
  9. Web site: Norton . Michael P. . May 12, 2021 . Biden Picks Angel Kelley For Federal Court Opening In Massachusetts . May 12, 2021 . www.wbur.org . en.
  10. News: Andersen . Travis . Biden picks state court judge for Massachusetts federal bench - The Boston Globe . 21 June 2021 . BostonGlobe.com . May 13, 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203639/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/13/metro/biden-taps-state-court-judge-massachusetts-federal-bench/ . live .
  11. Web site: "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, May 12, 2021 . 12 May 2021 . May 12, 2021 . May 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513035215/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/12/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-16/ . live .
  12. Web site: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 23, 2021. June 22, 2021.
  13. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 22, 2021, Senate Judiciary Committee. July 22, 2021.
  14. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angel Kelley to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts). 2022-10-12.
  15. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Angel Kelley, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts). 2022-10-12.
  16. Web site: September 15, 2021. Judge Angel Kelley. September 16, 2021. www.mad.uscourts.gov. en.
  17. Web site: Judge Angel Kelley Sworn in as United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. September 16, 2021.

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