James Kelley (Pennsylvania state senator)

Not to be confused with James R. Kelley (Pennsylvania state representative).
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]

  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. ^ a b c d e "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.