▁bars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁Court ▁of ▁Military ▁App e als . ▁He ▁had ▁expert ise ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁corpor ate , ▁civil , ▁criminal ▁law ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁imm igration ▁and ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁election . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁Kelly ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Res erves , ▁Civil ▁Affairs ▁branch . ▁As ▁a ▁foreign ▁area ▁officer , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁defense ▁attach é ▁on ▁multiple ▁t ours ▁of ▁active ▁duty ▁assigned ▁primarily ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁In ▁his ▁reserve ▁capacity ▁he ▁spent ▁seven ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁officer ▁to ▁a ▁J oint ▁federal ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁unit ▁dedicated ▁to ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁research ▁during ▁the ▁Global ▁War ▁on ▁T error . ▁A ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College , ▁he ▁also ▁spent ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General . ▁He ▁was ▁decor ated ▁repeatedly ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁establishment ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁Kelly ▁came ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Sch olar ▁conduct ing ▁research ▁on ▁compar ative ▁federal ism . ▁His ▁academic