Former Christie staffer to appeal ‘Bridgegate’ conviction to Supreme Court

A former staffer to former Republican Gov. Chris Christie plans to appeal her conviction in the “Bridgegate” George Washington Bridge lane-closing case.
Lawyers for Bridget Kelly told a judge last week she will petition the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn her conviction.
Kelly was convicted in 2016 with former Port Authority executive Bill Baroni of fraud, conspiracy and other charges in the alleged plot to cause traffic jams to punish Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, who wouldn’t endorse Christie’s re-election campaign.
Kelly received an 18-month sentence and Baroni was sentenced to 24 months.
A three-judge federal appeals panel threw out some of the counts last November but upheld the most serious ones. The court denied Kelly's request to have the case reconsidered by the full court.
Baroni is scheduled for resentencing this month.
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.