John Bailey Jones

John Bailey Jones
Portrait as state legislator
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 1995
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
In office 1991–1994
Preceded by	Donald James Porter
Succeeded by	Richard Battey
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
In office November 18, 1981 – January 1, 1995
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Fred Joseph Nichol
Succeeded by	Charles B. Kornmann
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 47th district
In office 1957–1960
Personal details
Born	John Bailey Jones (1927-03-30) March 30, 1927 (age 94) Mitchell, South Dakota
Education	University of South Dakota (B.S.) University of South Dakota (LL.B.)

John Bailey Jones (born March 30, 1927) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Early life, education, and career[]

Born in Mitchell, South Dakota,^[1] Jones was in the United States Naval Reserve from 1945 to 1947. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Dakota in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1953. He was in private practice in Presho, South Dakota from 1953 to 1966. He was a county judge of Lyman County, South Dakota from 1953 to 1956. He was a South Dakota state representative from 1956 to 1960. He was a circuit judge of the South Dakota Tenth Judicial Circuit from 1967 to 1974. He was a circuit judge of the South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1974 to 1981.^[2]

Federal judicial service[]

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 Judge Fred Joseph 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 to 1994. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1995.^[2]

References[]

Sources[]

• John Bailey Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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