Jane Louise Kelly
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 31, 2013
- Senate vote
- 96 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 24, 2013
- Commissioned
- Apr 25, 2013
Education
- B.A., Duke University, 1987
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1991
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Donald J. Porter, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 1991-1992
- Law clerk, Hon. David R. Hansen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1992-1993
- Visiting instructor, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993-1994
- Assistant federal public defender, Northern District of Iowa, 1994-2013
- supervising attorney, 1999-2013
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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