In addition to handling a challenging caseload, he supervises attorneys, investigators and support staff who provide services to clients in Rock, Green and Lafayette Counties. Kelly attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, earning his J.D. in 1985. He then joined the State Public Defender’s Office as an assistant state public defender, and in 2000, Kelly was promoted to his current position. An active member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Rock County Bar Association, Kelly also served on the Rock County Bench and Bar Committee from 2004-2012. In 2006, Kelly was appointed by the Director of State Courts to serve on the committee with the assignment of drafting the statutes and rules necessary to implement electronic filing in the circuit courts. Additionally, Kelly serves on Rock County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and on its Drug Court Team.