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| office1 = Associate Judge of the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]]
| office1 = Associate Judge of the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]]
| termstart1 = 1967<ref>[http://jnc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/jnc/publication/attachments/Record-JNC-Recs-Desigs-Oct13.pdf Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission]</ref>
| termstart1 = 1967<ref>[http://jnc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/jnc/publication/attachments/Record-JNC-Recs-Desigs-Oct13.pdf Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission]</ref>
| termend1 = March 31, 1983<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Cooper v. Cooper |vol=472 |reporter=A.2d |opinion=878 |pinpoint=879 n.* |court=D.C. |date=1984 |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2357958/cooper-v-cooper/ }} </ref>
| termend1 = March 31, 1983<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Cooper v. Cooper |vol=472 |reporter=A.2d |opinion=878 |pinpoint=879 n.* |court=D.C. |date=1984 |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2357958/cooper-v-cooper/ }}</ref>
| nominator1 = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
| nominator1 = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
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| predecessor1 = Thomas D. Quinn
| successor1 = [[Judith W. Rogers]]
| successor1 = [[Judith W. Rogers]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|12|12}}<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR3-SHK Massachusetts Death Index]</ref>
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| death_date = August 25, 1995 (aged 77)<ref name=obituary>{{cite news|title=Catherine B. Kelly, retired judge, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/08/27/catherine-b-kelly-retired-judge-dies/4fdb18cb-f68a-4686-848f-237cbd97f093/?utm_term=.d162369097b4|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 27, 1995}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|8|25|1917|12|12}}<ref name=obituary>{{cite news|title=Catherine B. Kelly, retired judge, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/08/27/catherine-b-kelly-retired-judge-dies/4fdb18cb-f68a-4686-848f-237cbd97f093/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 27, 1995}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Manchester, Massachusetts]]
| death_place = [[Manchester, Massachusetts]]
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| alma_mater = [[Smith College]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small><br> [[George Washington University Law School|George Washington University]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small>
| alma_mater = [[Smith College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])<br> [[George Washington University Law School|George Washington University]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])
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'''Catherine B. Kelly''' was an Associate Judge of the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]], the highest court for the [[District of Columbia]].<ref name="libally"/>
'''Catherine B. Kelly''' (December 12, 1917 – August 25, 1995) was an Associate Judge of the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]], the highest court for the [[District of Columbia]].<ref name="libally"/>


Kelly was raised in D.C. and graduated from [[Duke Ellington School of the Arts|Western High School]] in 1934 and [[Smith College]] in 1939.<ref name=obituary/> She served in the [[Women's Army Corps]] during [[World War II]] and then graduated from [[George Washington University Law School]] in 1951. From 1953 to 1957, she worked in the civil division of the office of the [[United States Attorney for the District of Columbia]]. She became a judge on the D.C. Municipal Court (predecessor to the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]) in 1957 and was elevated to the appeals court in 1967. On the appeals court, she gained a reputation as a liberal ally of Chief Judge [[Theodore R. Newman, Jr.]].<ref name="libally">{{cite news|title=D.C. Court of Appeals|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/06/30/dc-court-of-appeals/0c42e2a2-8caf-4547-bbac-59a7a35880a8/?utm_term=.623f914c896f|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 30, 1983}}</ref> Her law clerks included future judges [[Diane Gilbert Sypolt]] and [[Colleen Kollar-Kotelly]]. In 1983, she retired from the court and returned to private practice, becoming a partner at a firm her father and uncle founded in the 1920s. She served as D.C. ethics ombudsman under Mayors [[Marion Barry]] and [[Sharon Pratt Kelly]].<ref name=obituary/>
Kelly was raised in D.C. and graduated from [[Duke Ellington School of the Arts|Western High School]] in 1934 and [[Smith College]] in 1939.<ref name=obituary/> She served in the [[Women's Army Corps]] during [[World War II]] and then graduated from [[George Washington University Law School]] in 1951. From 1953 to 1957, she worked in the civil division of the office of the [[United States Attorney for the District of Columbia]]. She became a judge on the D.C. Municipal Court (predecessor to the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]) in 1957 and was elevated to the appeals court in 1967. On the appeals court, she gained a reputation as a liberal ally of Chief Judge [[Theodore R. Newman Jr.]]<ref name="libally">{{cite news|title=D.C. Court of Appeals|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/06/30/dc-court-of-appeals/0c42e2a2-8caf-4547-bbac-59a7a35880a8/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 30, 1983}}</ref> Her law clerks included future judges [[Diane Gilbert Sypolt]] and [[Colleen Kollar-Kotelly]]. In 1983, she retired from the court and returned to private practice, becoming a partner at a firm her father and uncle founded in the 1920s. She served as D.C. ethics ombudsman under Mayors [[Marion Barry]] and [[Sharon Pratt Kelly]].<ref name=obituary/>

== See also ==
* [[List of female state supreme court justices]]


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 8 October 2022

Catherine B. Kelly
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
In office
1967[1] – March 31, 1983[2]
Nominated byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byThomas D. Quinn
Succeeded byJudith W. Rogers
Personal details
Born(1917-12-12)December 12, 1917[3]
DiedAugust 25, 1995(1995-08-25) (aged 77)[4]
Manchester, Massachusetts
Alma materSmith College (B.A.)
George Washington University (J.D.)

Catherine B. Kelly (December 12, 1917 – August 25, 1995) was an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia.[5]

Kelly was raised in D.C. and graduated from Western High School in 1934 and Smith College in 1939.[4] She served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and then graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1951. From 1953 to 1957, she worked in the civil division of the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She became a judge on the D.C. Municipal Court (predecessor to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia) in 1957 and was elevated to the appeals court in 1967. On the appeals court, she gained a reputation as a liberal ally of Chief Judge Theodore R. Newman Jr.[5] Her law clerks included future judges Diane Gilbert Sypolt and Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. In 1983, she retired from the court and returned to private practice, becoming a partner at a firm her father and uncle founded in the 1920s. She served as D.C. ethics ombudsman under Mayors Marion Barry and Sharon Pratt Kelly.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
  2. ^ Cooper v. Cooper, 472 A.2d 878, 879 n.* (D.C. 1984).
  3. ^ Massachusetts Death Index
  4. ^ a b c "Catherine B. Kelly, retired judge, dies". The Washington Post. August 27, 1995.
  5. ^ a b "D.C. Court of Appeals". The Washington Post. June 30, 1983.
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