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5 unusual facts about Marilyn Jean Kelly

After Taylor's defeat in the election, the Court chose the more liberal Marilyn Jean Kelly to succeed him as Chief Justice.

In 1996, during her second term on the appellate court, Marilyn Jean Kelly won election to the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Mrs. Kelly is serving her second term in office as a Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Following Clifford Taylor's defeat in the 2008 elections, Justice Kelly was elected 4-3 to succeed him as Chief Justice of Michigan.

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Following a brief stay in France, wrapping up her graduate studies at La Sorbonne - the University of Paris, Miss Kelly spent five years teaching French in the Grosse Pointe public school system, Albion College and Eastern Michigan University.