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Jane Louise Kelly
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jane Louise Kelly serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Apr 24, 2013 by a 96–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Apr 24, 2013
- Senate vote
- 96–0
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1964
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitBarack Obama · Apr 24, 2013
Education
- Duke UniversityB.A., 1987
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1991
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Donald J. Porter, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 1991-1992; Law clerk, Hon. David R. Hansen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1992-1993; Visiting instructor, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993-1994; Assistant federal public defender, Northern District of Iowa, 1994-2013; supervising attorney, 1999-2013
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