Biden picks state court judge for Massachusetts federal bench
By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 9:16 a.m.
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Judge Angel Kelley enters the courtroom in Attleboro District Court in 2011.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/FILE
President Biden has nominated state Superior Court Judge Angel Kelley to serve on the federal bench in Massachusetts, a pick Senator Elizabeth Warren called a âterrific additionâ to the US judiciary.
In a statement Wednesday, the White House said Biden had tapped Kelley, a former clinical instructor at Harvard Law School, to serve on the federal district court, which holds sessions in Boston, Springfield, and Worcester.
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As California state controller, Betty Yee’s job includes being “responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources,” according to her office’s official website.
Yee’s office issued 49 million checks in payments worth $320 billion in 2018 in her capacity as “chief fiscal officer” for the state whose economy is the fifth-largest in the entire world. The state’s 2020 budget was $208.9 billion, but Yee’s office payments often cover multiple-year obligations.
Her job description also makes her “responsible for auditing all funds disbursed by the state and all claims presented for payment to [her office]. Performs independent audits of government agencies that spend state funds.”
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If confirmed, Kelley would become the second African American woman judge and the second Asian American judge to serve on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, the White House said.