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Angel Kelley

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Angel Kelley serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Sep 14, 2021 by a 52–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Sep 14, 2021
Senate vote
52–44
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1967

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsJoseph R. Biden · Sep 14, 2021

Education

  • Colgate UniversityB.A., 1989
  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D., 1992
  • Temple University James E. Beasley School of LawLL.M., 2003

Career

Assistant director, Housing Preservation and Development, City of New York, 1992-1993; Instructor (part-time), Double Discovery Program, Columbia University, 1992-2005; Staff attorney, Juvenile Rights Division, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn, New York, 1993-1997; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1997-2005; staff attorney, 1997-2003; senior trial attorney, 2003-2005; assistant chief, New York Litigation Division, 2005; Instructor (part-time), Real Estate Institute, New York University, 2004-2005; Clinical instructor, Legal Aid Bureau, Harvard University Law School, 2005-2007; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 2007-2009; Associate justice, Brockton [Massachusetts] District Court, 2009-2013; Adjunct professor (part-time), Suffolk University School of Law, 2012-; Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 2013-2021; regional administrative judge for Plymouth County, 2017-2020; Adjunct professor (part-time), Boston University School of Law, 2018-

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