Susan Kelly took her Oath of Office as Clerk of the District Court on January 7, 2021, after election to the position by the voters of Morrill County.

Kelly has prior experience working at the Community Hospital, the Bridgeport nursing home, the Bridgeport News-Blade and at Platte Valley Bank. She is also the Board Chair for the Village of Broadwater.

She replaces Julie Schildt who declined to stand for re-election and vacated her clerkship at the end of 2020.