Michael F Kelly

Honorable Michael F. Kelly – Before his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge Kelly was a partner at the Hollingsworth Kelly Law Firm, where his practice focused on civil litigation and trial work. Prior to that, Judge Kelly served as a prosecuting attorney at the Pima County Attorney’s Office where he handled homicide and violent crime cases. Judge Kelly was a longtime volunteer attorney with Step Up to Justice, and served on the Board of Directors for both Southern Arizona Legal Aid and the Tucson Village Farm before his appointment to the bench. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in 2001. He then received his law degree from the University of Arizona in 2004.