John Bailey Jones
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Early life and education
Born in Mitchell, South Dakota, Jones was in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1945 to 1947. He received a B.S. from the University of South Dakota in 1951 and an LL.B. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1953.
Career
He was in private practice in Presho, South Dakota from 1953 to 1966. He was a County judge, Lyman County, South Dakota from 1953 to 1956. He was a South Dakota state representative from 1956 to 1960. He was a Circuit judge, South Dakota Tenth Judicial Circuit from 1967 to 1974. He was a Circuit judge, South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1974 to 1981.
On October 20, 1981, Jones was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota vacated by Fred J. Nichol. Jones was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 18, 1981, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1991-1994. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1995.
Sources
- John Bailey Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 1981–1995 |
Succeeded by Charles B. Kornmann |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1927 births
- Living people
- Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- People from Lyman County, South Dakota
- People from Mitchell, South Dakota
- South Dakota state court judges
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- University of South Dakota alumni
- University of South Dakota School of Law alumni