JUDGE KEITH A. KELLY
Judge Keith A. Kelly was appointed to the Third District Court in November 2009 by Gov. Gary R. Herbert. He serves Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties. Judge Kelly graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 1981 and with a master's degree in 1982, both in economics from Brigham Young University. He then received a juris doctorate degree from Stanford Law School in 1985, where he was an editor of the Stanford Law Review. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Monroe G. McKay, U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Kelly practiced law at the firm of Ray Quinney & Nebeker for 23 years. He served as chairperson of the Utah Judicial Council's Oversight Committee for the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem, and for 19 years as a member of the Utah Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence. He formerly served as president of the Utah State Bar's Young Lawyers Division and as chair of the Bars Delivery of Legal Services Committee. Judge Kelly has served as chair of the boards of trustees of the Utah Parent Center, "And Justice for All," and the Disability Law Center. He has served as president of the Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court and as a member of the Utah State Advisory Board on Children's Justice. Judge Kelly is currently serving as the supervising tax judge for Utah, along with managing his criminal and civil docket. 11/17
