Linda L. Kelly







































































Linda L. Kelly
47th Attorney General of Pennsylvania

In office
May 27, 2011 – January 15, 2013
Nominated by Tom Corbett
Preceded by
Tom Corbett[a]
Succeeded by Kathleen Kane

United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

In office
April 28, 2001 – September 18, 2001
Nominated by George W. Bush
Preceded by Harry Litman
Succeeded by Mary Beth Buchanan

In office
August 1, 1997 – October 22, 1998
Nominated by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Frederick Thieman
Succeeded by Harry Litman

Personal details
Born
Linda Lee Kelly[1]


(1949-05-20) May 20, 1949 (age 69)[2]
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Paul
Alma mater
University of Pittsburgh
Duquesne University School of Law
Profession
Attorney, politician
a. ^ William Ryan served as acting Attorney General from January (when Corbett was inaugurated as governor) until Kelly's nomination was confirmed by the State Senate.

Linda Lee Kelly (born May 20, 1949) is an American attorney. In 2011, she was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania.[3] Kelly served in the position until Kathleen Kane, her elected successor, took office in 2013.




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Legal career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Education


Kelly is a graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, the University of Pittsburgh and the Duquesne University School of Law.



Legal career


Kelly was an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County; she also served twice as an acting U.S. Attorney, in 1997-98 and again in 2001. She was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett to be his permanent successor as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in February 2011, and was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on May 23, 2011.[4] Kelly was the first woman to serve as state attorney general since Anne Alpern left office in 1961.[5]



Personal life


Kelly and her husband Paul have one daughter, Kate.[6]



See also


  • List of female state attorneys-general in the United States


References





  1. ^ Pitz, Marylynne. "1st woman takes over as U.S. attorney." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: August 2, 1997. p. A-7.


  2. ^ The Pennsylvania Manual, 2011, p. 4-26.


  3. ^ O'Brien, John (2011-05-24). "Pennsylvania Has New Attorney General". LegalNewsline. LegalNewsline.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-06-02. The Pennsylvania Senate confirmed Gov. Tom Corbett's new choice to be attorney general Monday in a unanimous vote. Linda Kelly was picked by Corbett, the former attorney general in his first year as governor, in February. She will replace interim attorney general William Ryan and serve the rest of Corbett's term, having promised not to run for the position in the 2012 election..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Linda L. Kelly becomes Pennsylvania Attorney General Archived 2012-11-14 at WebCite


  5. ^ Corbett Nominates Attorney General


  6. ^ "Linda L. Kelly becomes PA Attorney General". Coudy News. May 31, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011.




External links



  • Profile at Vote Smart










Legal offices
Preceded by
Tom Corbett1

Attorney General of Pennsylvania
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Kathleen Kane

Notes and references

1. William Ryan succeeded Corbett as acting Attorney General until Kelly was sworn-in.








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