Thomas Jennings Bailey

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. He attended the Emerson Institute.

Federal judicial service 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. He was a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948). He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1918, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1950 and served in that capacity until his death in 1963.

Personal life In 1898, Bailey married Lucy O'Bryan of Nashville. They had four children: Elizabeth Bailey, Lucy Bailey, George Bailey, and Thomas Jennings Bailey Jr. He belonged to the Cosmos Club and the Kirkside Golf Club.

He died in Washington, D.C.