Oct. 26, 2026
Kelety's criminal rulings demand proof beyond defendants' violent pasts
Justice Julia C. Kelety, a former probate judge seeking retention Nov. 3, has questioned evidence and jury instructions in murder, attempted murder and sexual abuse cases.
Justice Julia C. Kelety has questioned whether new DNA evidence justified a murder prosecution 27 years after the killing, whether an attacker could intend to kill someone he did not know was present and whether a woman who fractured her elderly landlord's skull with a hammer remained dangerous two decades later.
Kelety, who joined the 4th District Court of Appeal's Division 1 in 2023, seeks a full 12-year term in the Nov. 3 retention election.
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