James Kelley (Pennsylvania state senator)

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James R. Kelley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 39th district
In office
June 17, 1974[1] – November 30, 1988
Preceded byJohn Scales
Succeeded byEugene Porterfield
Personal details
Born
James Reeves Kelley[2]

1932 or 1933[3]
DiedNovember 1, 2023 (aged 90–91)

James Reeves Kelley was a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.[4] He was a Democrat member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1974 to 1988.[5] He attended St. Vincent College and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America.[4] He was a County Commissioner in Westmoreland County from 1968 to 1974.[4] He was a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1974 to 1988.[4] He was appointed to be a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1990 and was elected to a full term in 1991. He died November 1, 2023.[6][4]

References

  1. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1973-1974" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. "James Reeves Kelley Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Newsbank archives". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Honorable James R. Kelley". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14.
  5. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  6. "Remembering the life of HONORABLE JUDGE JAMES R. KELLEY". obituaries.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.