1 9 7 8 ▁from ▁Detroit ▁and ▁served ▁four ▁consecutive ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁At ▁his ▁first ▁c au cus ▁Kelly ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁majority ▁wh ip ▁and ▁author ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁pieces ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁am end ments ▁that ▁became ▁law , ▁including ▁the ▁state ▁invest ment ▁anti - ap art heid ▁laws ▁for ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Mc B ride ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁employ ment ▁laws ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁comm itte es ▁with ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁jud ici ary , ▁bank ing ▁and ▁economic ▁development , ▁health ▁policy , ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁public ▁fin ance . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Un iform ▁Law , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁Re vision ▁Commission ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Conference ▁on ▁State ▁Legisl atures . ▁Kelly ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Dist ress ed ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁requiring ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁Kelly ▁passed ▁the ▁Michigan ▁state ▁bar ▁exam ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁Michigan ▁and ▁developed ▁trial ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁He ▁pract iced ▁law ▁as ▁a ▁principal ▁in ▁several ▁fir ms ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁solo ▁practice . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁bar ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁all ▁sub ordinate ▁Federal ▁and ▁State