St. Clair Today

Mary Kelly, a former St. Clair County prosecutor, has been nominated by the Michigan Republican Party for a seat on the state's Supreme Court. 

"Thank you to the Michigan Republican party delegates and activists who nominated me this weekend to run for Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. I am honored and humbled and will work hard to win this November," Kelly said on her Facebook campaign page, according to the Times Herald.

She is vying for two open seats. Justice Stephen Markman cannot seek re-election because the Michigan Constitution bars candidates 70 or older from being elected or appointed. Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, who was nominated by the Michigan Democratic Party, is seeking re-election.

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Other candidates running for the seats are Brock Swartzle, who was also nominated at the Republican convention for the position; Democrat Elizabeth Welch; Libertarians Kerry Morgan and Katherine Nepton; and Green Party candidate Susan Hubbard.

All Supreme Court candidates will be listed on the nonpartisan section of the November general election ballot. 

Kelly is currently St. Clair County's guardian ad litem, where she represents the children of neglect and abuse cases and assess their needs and desires prior to court hearings.

She was appointed to her current position in April 2019. She is the wife of St. Clair County Chief Circuit Court Judge Daniel Kelly.