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William Kelley is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame's Law School. He specializes in constitutional law, administrative law, and federal courts. Previously, he served as Deputy Counsel to the President in the White House (2005–2007), advising on legal matters affecting the Executive Branch. Earlier roles include Associate Dean for Faculty Research (Spring 2008) and assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice (1991–1994). He began his career as a law clerk for Judge Kenneth W. Starr and later for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justice Antonin Scalia.
Professor Kelley holds a B.A. from Marquette University (1984, Phi Beta Kappa) and a J.D. from Harvard Law School (1987). His scholarship focuses on public law issues, with notable works analyzing judicial philosophy, constitutional avoidance doctrines, and independent counsel statutes. He has contributed to legal encyclopedias on landmark cases such as Agostini v. Felton and Kiryas Joel.
His teaching spans constitutional law, administrative law, federal courts, and statutory interpretation. Kelley was appointed to the U.S. Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (2015–2018). His research emphasizes interbranch dynamics, legal reform, and the role of political actors in constitutional governance.
