GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- An Indiana native is on President Obama's shortlist to be nominated to the Supreme Court.
Judge Jane Kelly is a 1983 graduate of Greencastle High School. She parlayed her co-valedictorian status and National Honor Society presidency to an education at Duke and Harvard Law.
Three years ago, she was appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and unanimously confirmed by the Senate.
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Now, she is possibly set to be appointed to one of the most powerful positions in the country.
"We knew from early on that she'd do great things, she's also a wonderful person," Bill Shuee said.
Watch more reaction from people that know Kelly in the video player above.
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