William J. Kelley II (B.J.) grew up in southeastern Indiana. He graduated from Emory University in 1981 and Georgetown University Law School with honors (cum laude) in 1985. During law school, he was accepted into the American Criminal Law Review and was also a member of DC Law Students in Court where he helped local citizens and tried his first cases while still in law school. After graduating from law school, he was admitted into the Attorney General's Honors Program, which, according to the Department of Justice, is "the most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its ki...