Person Profile

Kelly, Francis Bernard William

1937–2016

Also Known As: Bill

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Biography

He was qualified as a lawyer 1958.

He practiced in Port Hawkesbury NS with Kelly, Evans, MacIsaac and MacIsaac.

He was appointewd as a Judge in the Nova Scotia Family Court at Sydney NS 1984.

In 1985 he was appointed as Judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court (Trial Division).

In 1993 he was appointed as a Judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (S) (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 02/01/1956).

He served in HMCS Queen Charlotte for UNTD 1955-1956.

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1958).

In 1958 he served in HMCS Queen Charlotte.

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R). (He apparently had some Continuous Naval Duty). (He was released 1967.)

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