as presidental ndidates quickly turn scalia's death into partisan politics, an eastern iowa name emerges as a potential nominee -- 8th circuit court of appeals judge jane kelly. jane kelly "june 5 2005 is a day ive been looking forward to" kelly has made the news in multiple instances-- in@this particular video, attacked aad left for deaddwhile out jogging on a trail. her attacker hasn't been found, but her professional career has marched forward. from a public defender to circuit court judge e serving in cedar rapids. "to have someone who has experience as a public defender, i couldnt tell you the last time someone who was on the court had that kind of experience" associate professor of political science scott peters she would also diversify the supreme court geographically. scott "the current makeup of the court, among those justicves they tilt heavily to people who have lived most of their lives on the east coast, specifically president obama will face a battle in his attempts to appoint a new justice-- but if jane kelly is nominated, and eventually appointed, there's no doubt she'll