Jennings Bailey | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office November 1, 1950 – January 9, 1963 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 22, 1918 – November 1, 1950 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Walter I. McCoy |
Succeeded by | Walter M. Bastian |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Jennings Bailey June 6, 1867 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | January 9, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 95)
Education |
Southwestern University (
AB,
AM) Vanderbilt University ( LLB) |
Thomas Jennings Bailey (June 6, 1867 – January 9, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [1] [2]
Born in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He was the son of Elizabeth Margaret Lusk and Senator James E. Bailey. [3] He attended the Emerson Institute. [1]
Bailey received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Southwestern University in 1884, an Artium Magister degree from the same institution in 1885. [2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University in 1890. [2] He also attended Harvard University. [1]
He was in private practice in Seattle, Tennessee from 1893 to 1896, then in Clarksville, Tennessee until 1900, and then in Nashville from 1902 to 1918. [2] He was a special commissioner in 1915, and was a deputy clerk and master in chancery in Nashville from 1915 to 1918. [2]
Bailey was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia ( District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1936. [2] He was a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948). [2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1918, and received his commission the same day. [2] He assumed senior status on November 1, 1950 and served in that capacity until his death in 1963. [2]
In 1898, Bailey married Lucy O'Bryan of Nashville. [1] They had four children: Elizabeth Bailey, Lucy Bailey, George Bailey, and Thomas Jennings Bailey Jr. [1] He belonged to the Cosmos Club and the Kirkside Golf Club. [1]
He died in Washington, D.C. [2]
Jennings Bailey | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office November 1, 1950 – January 9, 1963 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 22, 1918 – November 1, 1950 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Walter I. McCoy |
Succeeded by | Walter M. Bastian |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Jennings Bailey June 6, 1867 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | January 9, 1963 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 95)
Education |
Southwestern University (
AB,
AM) Vanderbilt University ( LLB) |
Thomas Jennings Bailey (June 6, 1867 – January 9, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [1] [2]
Born in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] He was the son of Elizabeth Margaret Lusk and Senator James E. Bailey. [3] He attended the Emerson Institute. [1]
Bailey received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Southwestern University in 1884, an Artium Magister degree from the same institution in 1885. [2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Vanderbilt University in 1890. [2] He also attended Harvard University. [1]
He was in private practice in Seattle, Tennessee from 1893 to 1896, then in Clarksville, Tennessee until 1900, and then in Nashville from 1902 to 1918. [2] He was a special commissioner in 1915, and was a deputy clerk and master in chancery in Nashville from 1915 to 1918. [2]
Bailey was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia ( District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1936. [2] He was a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948). [2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1918, and received his commission the same day. [2] He assumed senior status on November 1, 1950 and served in that capacity until his death in 1963. [2]
In 1898, Bailey married Lucy O'Bryan of Nashville. [1] They had four children: Elizabeth Bailey, Lucy Bailey, George Bailey, and Thomas Jennings Bailey Jr. [1] He belonged to the Cosmos Club and the Kirkside Golf Club. [1]
He died in Washington, D.C. [2]