Joseph Kelroy

Juvenile Justice Services Division Director

Arizona Supreme Court

Joe Kelroy has served as the Director of the AOC Juvenile Justice Services Division (JJSD) since 2014. He completed his undergraduate at Eastern Kentucky University with a double major in psychology and physical education. He furthered his education and obtained a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University in Adult Education. Director Kelroy began his career in juvenile justice in 1982 in Illinois as a juvenile detention counselor and worked in all areas of the juvenile court including probation, intake, detention, residential care and management. He retired in 2014 from Lake County Juvenile Court in Illinois and then moved to Arizona to pursue his continued passion for juvenile justice.