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Jul. 15, 2020

Blessing in Disguise

Judge Mary Kelly discovered unknown skills after she got a dependency court assignment.

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Los Angeles County (Monterey Park)

Mary E. Kelly has been a psych nurse, a federal defender, and an administrative law judge. But before her appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court she had no experience with dependency issues.

"When Judge [Daniel] Buckley and Judge [Kevin] Brazile told me I was assigned there, my heart kind of sank," Kelly acknowledged.

She was ultimately able to incorporate her diverse resu... (continued)

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