Marlene Lynch Ford (born February 23, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, prosecutor and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Born Marlene Lynch in Yuma, Arizona on February 23, 1954, she attended St. Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey.
She graduated in 1976 from Georgian Court College with a bachelor's degree in history and was awarded a J.D.
Married Francis J Kelly MD in 1998 [1] A resident of Point Pleasant, she was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, defeating freshman Republican Assemblyman Warren Wolf.
[3] In 1992 she was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor James Florio and reappointed with tenure in 1999.