James Kelley

James Reeves Kelley was a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He was a Democrat member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1974 to 1988.

He attended St. Vincent College and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America. He was a County Commissioner in Westmoreland County from 1968 to 1974. He was a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1974 to 1988. He was appointed to be a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1990 and was elected to a full term in 1991. He died November 1, 2023.