James M. Baley Jr. (1912–2003) was an American lawyer and judge. A Republican, he served in the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

, representing Madison County, in the General Assemblies of 1937-38 and 1939-40. He served as

United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (in case citations, W.D.N.C.) is a federal district court which covers the western third of North Carolina. Appeals from the Western District of North Carolina are t ...

under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 through 1961. Baley then returned to the practice of law at the firm that became McGuire, Wood & Bissette, until his appointment to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 1973. After a brief stint on the Court of Appeals, he was appointed to a special superior court judgeship. Baley also served as chairman of the

North Carolina Republican Party The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Michael Whatley has been the chair since 2019. History Nineteenth century Although Republicans first nominated a candidate for President o ...

from 1951 to 1953 and as a presidential elector for the Bush/Quayle ticket in

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Baley, J 1912 births 2003 deaths Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives United States Attorneys for the Western District of North Carolina North Carolina Court of Appeals judges 1988 United States presidential electors People from Madison County, North Carolina 20th-century American judges State political party chairs of North Carolina