John Preston Bailey (born May 2, 1951) is a
United States District Court
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judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Wheeling,
West Virginia
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, Bailey received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from
Dartmouth College
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in 1973 and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
West Virginia University College of Law
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in 1976. He was a
law clerk
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to Judge
Charles H. Haden II of the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia from 1976 to 1978. He was in private practice in Wheeling from 1978 to 2007, also serving as an assistant prosecuting attorney of
Ohio County from 1985 to 1986, and a special assistant prosecuting attorney of
Marshall County from 1985 to 1990.
Federal judicial service
On January 9, 2007, Bailey was nominated by President
George W. Bush
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to a seat on the
vacated by
Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr.
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Education and career
Bo ...
Bailey was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on March 15, 2007, and received his commission on March 19, 2007. He served as chief judge of the district from 2008 through 2015.
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1951 births
20th-century American lawyers
County prosecuting attorneys in West Virginia
Dartmouth College alumni
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Lawyers from Wheeling, West Virginia
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
21st-century American judges
West Virginia lawyers
West Virginia University College of Law alumni