Kelley confirmed for the post of Federal Judge in the Mass.

Following her nomination by President Biden in May, the US Senate voted 52-44 Tuesday night to confirm that Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Angel Kelley would fill a vacant position on the Massachusetts Federal Bench.

Kelley will become the second African-American female judge and the second Asian-American judge to sit in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, the White House has announced. A 2009 candidate for former Governor Deval Patrick, Kelley first served on the Brockton District Court and was raised in 2013 to the Superior Court, where she served as a regional administrative judge.

Kelley was Associate Lawyer in the United States in Massachusetts from 2007-2009. She was a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School from 2005-2007. At the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, she was a lawyer for the Port Authority from New York and New Jersey, where she worked from 1997 to 2005.

Brown began her legal career as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s juvenile rights division in Brooklyn, New York, from 1993 to 1997. During her career, Kelley worked as a human rights advocate. legal aid in child protection cases, criminal prosecutions. in federal court with the United States Attorney’s Office, and handled everything from car accidents to sex discrimination class actions.

Four Senators did not vote on Kelley’s nomination, which prevailed with the support of Senate Democrats and confirmation votes from three Republicans: Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsay Graham of South Carolina and Chuck Grassley of Iowa .

“Justice Kelley has demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing equality of justice before the law and has been a leader in educating her colleagues on how they can build a stronger legal system. fair, ”Massachusetts Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren said in a joint statement. “We are proud to have recommended her appointment to President Biden, and we are very pleased that the Senate voted to confirm her. We have no doubt that she will have a long and distinguished career on the Federal Bench.”