Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. (born 1940) is a United States federal judge sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. According to a 2004 article in the California Law Review, Judge Kelly is one of the most-cited judges in the federal judiciary. His chambers are in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Born in Freeport, New York, Kelly received a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1963 and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1967. He was in private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1967 to 1992. He was a New Mexico state representative from 1977 to 1981.
On November 19, 1991, Kelly was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1992, and received his commission on April 13, 1992.
In October 2008, Judge Kelly was honored in the Great Hall of the United States Supreme Court with the Professionalism Award of the American Inns of Court for the 10th Circuit.
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