James Kelley (Pennsylvania state senator)

James R. Kelley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 39th district
In office
June 17, 1974  November 30, 1988
Preceded byJohn Scales
Succeeded byEugene Porterfield
Personal details
Born
James Reeves Kelley

1932 or 1933
DiedNovember 1, 2023 (aged 90–91)

James Reeves Kelley was a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He was a Democratic 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.