Los Angeles County (Monterey Park)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; administrative law judge, California Unemployment Appeals Board, 2004-18; federal defender, Central District of California, 1995-2004; clerk, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Arthur L. Alarcon, 1993-94; sole practitioner, 1984-93; associate, Abzug & Kelly, 1983-85; clerk, Judge Arthur L. Alarcon, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, , 1981-83; clerk, Justice David Linn, Illinois 1st District Court of Appeal, 1979-81.
Law School: DePaul University College of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; administrative law judge, California Unemployment Appeals Board, 2004-18; federal defender, Central District of California, 1995-2004; clerk, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Arthur L. Alarcon, 1993-94; sole practitioner, 1984-93; associate, Abzug & Kelly, 1983-85; clerk, Judge Arthur L. Alarcon, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, , 1981-83; clerk, Justice David Linn, Illinois 1st District Court of Appeal, 1979-81.
Law School: DePaul University College of Law
Mary E. Kelly has been a psych nurse, a federal defender, and an administrative law judge. But before her appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court she had no experience with dependency issues.
"When Judge [Daniel] Buckley and Judge [Kevin] Brazile told me I was assigned there, my heart kind of sank," Kelly acknowledged.
She was ultimately able to incorporate her diverse resu... (continued)
