Background
Kelly, Dee J. was born on March 7, 1929 in Bonham, Texas, United States. Son of Dee C. and Era L. (Jones) Kelly.
Kelly, Dee J. was born on March 7, 1929 in Bonham, Texas, United States. Son of Dee C. and Era L. (Jones) Kelly.
Texas Christian University (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). George Washington University (Bachelor of Laws, 1954). Member, Board of Directors, 19671977 and Chairman, 1969-1977, Texas Turnpike Authority.
Member, Board of Regents, Texas State University System, 1969-1975.
Private practice law, Fort Worth, 1956-1979. Founding, senior partner Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, since 1979. Board directors A.M.R., 1983—2000, Justin Industries, Inc., 1986—2000, The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc., 1996—2000.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Trustee Texas Christian University, 1971—2007. Board regents Texas State University Systems, 1969—1975. Trustee University Texas Law School Foundation, 1983—2002, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Scott, Sherwood and Bridley Foundation, 1989—1998, University Texas Southwestern Moncrief Radiation Center, since 1985.
Board visitors University Texas Cancer Center, 1980—1987. Member Joint Select Committee on Judiciary, 1988, Task Force on Judicial Selection, 1995—1996, Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, since 1989. Director Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, since 1986.
Board advisors George Washington University Law School, 2001—2005. Board directors Texas Turnpike Authority, 1967—1976, chairman, 1969—1976. Board directors Center American and International Law, 1986—2006.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation (founding member).
Golf.
Married Janice LeBlanc, December 30, 1954. Children: Cynthia Kelly Barnes, Dee J., Craig LeBlanc.