Virginia C. Kelly
| Virginia C. Kelly | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Arizona Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Division Two |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Jan Brewer |
| Active: | 2009-2018 |
| Past post: | Pima County Superior Court Judge |
| Past term: | 2002-2009 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | University of Arizona, 1968 |
| Law School: | University of Arizona, 1990 |
| Grad. School: | University of Wisconsin, 1969 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Court of Appeals |
| State: | Arizona |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 199,865 |
| Retention vote %: | 77.51%  |
Virginia C. Kelly is a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two. She was appointed to the court in 2009 by Governor Brewer. [1]
Education
Kelly earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1968 and her law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1990. She earned a master's in Communication and Public Address from the University of Wisconsin in 1969. [1]
Professional career
Judge Kelly has worked in the educational field as a teacher in the Glendale Unified School District, Sunnyside Unified School District, Pima Community College and Young Education Systems. Kelly served seven years as the Deputy Chief for the Appellate Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. She also worked with the firm Gust Rosenfeld. [1] Kelly served as a civil judge on the Pima County Superior Court from 2002 until her appointment to the Court of Appeals. [2]
Associations
- Past member of the Junior League of Tucson
- Past member of the Catalina Foothills High School Athletics Booster Club
- Past member of the American Diabetes Association Youth Center Committee [1]
2012 election
Kelly was retained with 77.51% of the vote in the general election on November 6th. [3][4]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sonoran Weekly Review "Governor Jan Brewer Announces Appointment of Judge Virginia Kelly to the Arizona Court of Appeals", December 11, 2009
- ↑ Pima County Bench Assignments (from 12/14/09)
- ↑ Arizona Courts, Judicial Performance Evaluations: Retention List 2012
- ↑ Arizona 2012 Official Election Results
