Quick Facts
Biography
Kelley Brisbon Hodge (born November 17, 1971) is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as the City of Philadelphia’s 25th district attorney. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After being elected on July 20, 2017, by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ Board of Judges, Hodge was sworn in on July 24, 2017, making her the first African American woman to serve as district attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
District Attorney of Philadelphia
Hodge has served as the interim district attorney since July 24, 2017, assuming the role following Rufus Seth Williams resignation.
Law career
She started specializing in legal matters as a public defender in Virginia in 1997. She joined the Philadelphia head prosecutor's office in 2004, and afterward proceeded with her law profession in the private sector.
Education and professional background
Hodge grew up in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She then went on to earn a Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law in 1996. She attended the University of Virginia, where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in foreign affairs and in Spanish language and literature.
In 2011, Hodge was appointed as Safe Schools Advocate in Philadelphia by Tom Corbett.
Personal
Hodge is married to John Hodge and currently resides with her husband and son in the Northwest section of Philadelphia.