Angel Kelley
2021 - Present
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Angel Kelley is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on May 12, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September 14, 2021, by a vote of 52-44.[1][2][3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Kelley was an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Court. She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick (D) in January 2013 and was confirmed by the Governor's Council in a 6-2 vote.[4][5][6]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Kelley to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She was confirmed by a 52-44 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2021. Kelley received commission on September 15, 2021.[2][3][7] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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Name: Angel Kelley |
Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kelley by a vote of 52-44 on September 14, 2021.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
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Total | 52 | 44 | 4 |
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Kelley's nomination on June 23, 2021. The committee voted to advance Kelley's nomination to the full Senate on July 22, 2021.
Nomination
On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Kelley to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The president officially nominated Kelley on the same day.[2][3]
Kelley was nominated to replace Judge Douglas Woodlock, who assumed senior status on June 1, 2015.[3]
The American Bar Association rated Kelley Well Qualified.[8] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Brown earned her B.A. from Colgate University in 1989, her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1992, and her LL.M. in trial advocacy from Temple University in 2003.[4]
Career
- 2021-present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- 2013-2021: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
- 2009-2013: Associate justice, Brockton District Court
- 1993-2009: Attorney in private practice[4]
About the court
District of Massachusetts |
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First Circuit |
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Judgeships |
Posts: 13 |
Judges: 13 |
Vacancies: 0 |
Judges |
Chief: Dennis Saylor |
Active judges: Allison Dale Burroughs, Denise Casper, Nathaniel Gorton, Margaret R. Guzman, Myong Joun, Angel Kelley, Julia Kobick, Mark G. Mastroianni, Patti Saris, Dennis Saylor, Leo Sorokin, Richard Stearns, Indira Talwani Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit based in downtown Boston at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse. There are two other courthouses in Worcester and Springfield, Massachusetts.[9]
The District of Massachusetts has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The jurisdiction of the District of Massachusetts consists of all the counties in the state of Massachusetts. The court's headquarters are in Boston, with courthouses in Springfield and Worcester.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Division"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts Courthouses by County"
- Suffolk University, "Faculty Profile: Hon. Angel Kelley Brown"
Footnotes
- ↑ The White House, "President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees," May 12, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, “PN567 — Angel Kelley — The Judiciary,” accessed May 13, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The White House, “Nominations Sent to the Senate,” May 12, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 West Roxbury Patch, "West Roxbury's Elizabeth Heffernan Judicial District Court Nominee," January 6, 2013
- ↑ The Enterprise, "Brockton Judge Angel Kelly Brown picked for Superior Court opening," January 4, 2013
- ↑ MA Lawyers Weekly, "Two confirmed to Superior Court," January 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Kelley, Angel," accessed September 17, 2021
- ↑ American Bar Association, "RATINGS OF ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV JUDICIAL NOMINEES 117TH CONGRESS," last updated June 22, 2021
- ↑ United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, accessed May 20, 2021
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Kai Scott • Tamika Montgomery-Reeves • Margaret R. Guzman • Daniel Calabretta • Matthew Garcia • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Cindy Chung • Adrienne Nelson • Lindsay Jenkins • Gina Méndez-Miró • Araceli Martínez-Olguín • Jamar Walker • Ana Reyes • Jamal Whitehead • Gordon Gallagher • Matthew Brookman• Maria Araujo Kahn• James Simmons • Robert Ballou• Andrew Schopler • Jonathan Grey• Colleen Lawless • Arun Subramanian • Jessica Clarke • Robert Kirsch • Michael Farbiarz • Anthony Johnstone • Orelia Merchant • Wesley Hsu • Bradley Garcia • LaShonda A. Hunt • Nancy Gbana Abudu • Amanda Brailsford • Darrel Papillion • Jeremy Daniel • Hernan D. Vera • Julie Rikelman • Nusrat Choudhury • P. Casey Pitts • Myong Joun • Kymberly Evanson • Tiffany Cartwright • Rachel Bloomekatz • Natasha Merle • Dale Ho • Philip Hadji • Rita Lin • Brendan Hurson • Vernon D. Oliver • Matthew Maddox • Julia Munley • Brandy McMillion • Susan DeClercq • Julia Kobick • Ramon Reyes, Jr. • Ana de Alba • Kenly Kiya Kato • Mónica Ramírez Almadani • Jeffrey M. Bryan • Jamel Semper • Irma Ramirez • Richard Federico • Loren AliKhan • Brandon Long • Jerry Edwards Jr.• Sara Hill • Joseph Laroski | ||
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Commissioned in 2021 |
Ketanji Brown Jackson • Zahid Quraishi • Julien Xavier Neals • Deborah Boardman • Regina Rodriguez • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi • Lydia Kay Griggsby • Tiffany Cunningham • Eunice Lee • Angel Kelley • Florence Pan • Veronica Rossman • David G. Estudillo • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Gustavo Gelpí • Christine O'Hearn • Margaret Strickland • Karen McGlashan Williams • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Toby Heytens • Michael Nachmanoff • Sarala Nagala • Beth Robinson • Omar A. Williams • Myrna Pérez • Jia Cobb • Tana Lin • Lauren King • Lucy H. Koh • Jennifer Sung • Samantha Elliott • Katherine Menendez • Mary Dimke • Linda Lopez • Shalina Kumar • Jane Beckering • Jinsook Ohta • Jennifer L. Thurston • Stephen Locher • Charlotte Sweeney • Nina Nin-Yuen Wang • Arianna Freeman • Jerry Blackwell |