Linda Lee Kelly (born May 20, 1949) is an American attorney who served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2013.
Education Kelly is a graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, the University of Pittsburgh and the Duquesne University School of Law.
Legal career Kelly was an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County; she also served twice as an acting U.S. Attorney, in 1997–98 and again in 2001. She was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett to be his permanent successor as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in February 2011, and was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on May 23, 2011.Linda L. Kelly becomes Pennsylvania Attorney General Kelly was the first woman to serve as state attorney general since Anne Alpern left office in 1961.Corbett Nominates Attorney General
Personal life Kelly and her husband Paul have one daughter, Kate.
See also List of female state attorneys general in the United States
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