James Kelley

For James R. Kelley, Speaker of the PA House of Representatives, see James R. Kelley (Pennsylvania legislator).
James R. Kelley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 39th district
In office
June 17, 1974[1] – November 30, 1988
Preceded by John Scales
Succeeded by Eugene Porterfield

James R. Kelly is a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.[2] He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1973 to 1988.[3]

He attended St. Vincent College and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America.[2] He was a County Commissioner in Westmoreland County from 1968 to 1974.[2] He was a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1974 to 1988.[2] He was appointed to be a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1990 and was elected to a full term in 1991.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1973-1974". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/157S.pdf. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Honorable James R. Kelley". http://www.aopc.org/T/Commonwealth/CommonwealthCourtJudges/JudgeKelley.htm. 
  3. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SK.html.