Background
Kelly, William John was born on October 17, 1927 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leon W. and Margaret Mary (Wyrough) Kelly.
Kelly, William John was born on October 17, 1927 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leon W. and Margaret Mary (Wyrough) Kelly.
Geneva College (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1949). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1952).
Worked at Elderkin, Martin, Kelly & Messina, Professional Corporation (Erie, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Workers Compensation, Real Estate, Business Law, Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1953, New New York 1957, Pennsylvania; United States.
District Court, Western Districts of Pennsylvania and New New York
United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. United States. Tax Court and United States.
Court of Immigration and Naturalization Appeals. Special Assistant Attorney General, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, 1961-1963.
Deputy Attorney General, Pennsylvania, 1967-1978.
Member: Erie County (President, 1984) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Military: Colonel, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, Retired.
Active Sisters of Mercy Advisory Board, Erie Catholic Cemeteries Advisory Board, board trustees Gannon University. Board incorporators Hamot Medical Center Colonel United States Army Reserve, 1948-1986. Member Pennsylvania Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association (president 1984), Chancellor of the Bar.
Married Joan P. Kelly, August 25, 1956. Children: Anne Kelly Schenkel, Kimberly Ellen Hill, Elizabeth Kerstin Kelly, William J. Kelly Junior.