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Kelley, Angel
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 12, 2021, to a seat vacated by Douglas Preston Woodlock. Confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 2021, and received commission on September 15, 2021.
Education:
Colgate University, B.A., 1989
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1992
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, LL.M., 2003
Professional 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-