Thomas Jennings Bailey
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Jennings Bailey was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1890. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1867–1963
- Appointed by
- Woodrow Wilson, 1918
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southwestern Presbyterian (now Rhodes College) 1884 · Vanderbilt Law School 1890
- Succeeded
- Walter Irving McCoy
- Succeeded by
- Walter Maximillian Bastian
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) succeeded Walter Irving McCoy | Wilson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Southwestern Presbyterian University (now Rhodes College) | A.B. | 1884 |
| Southwestern Presbyterian University (now Rhodes College) | A.M. | 1885 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | LL.B. | 1890 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Bailey authored 9 published opinions for the court (1936–1947). Most cited: Alton R. Co. v. Railroad Retirement Board (12 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Alton R. Co. v. Railroad Retirement Board | 16 F. Supp. 955 | 12 |
| 1938 | Group Health Ass'n v. Moor | 24 F. Supp. 445 | 11 |
| 1936 | United States Ex Rel. Guest v. Perkins | 17 F. Supp. 177 | 9 |
| 1943 | B. Simon Hardware Co. v. Nelson | 52 F. Supp. 474 | 6 |
| 1940 | American Federation of Labor v. Madden | 33 F. Supp. 943 | 5 |
| 1940 | United States Ex Rel. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation v. Bouve | 33 F. Supp. 462 | 3 |
| 1947 | Cook Chocolate Co. v. Miller | 72 F. Supp. 573 | 2 |
| 1946 | Friedman v. Schwellenbach | 65 F. Supp. 254 | 2 |
| 1938 | Resources Corp. International v. Securities & Exchange Commission | 24 F. Supp. 580 | 0 |
Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Thomas Jennings Bailey?
- President Woodrow Wilson appointed Thomas Jennings Bailey to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) in 1918.
- Was Thomas Jennings Bailey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Jennings Bailey was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Jennings Bailey's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Jennings Bailey was confirmed by voice vote on May 22, 1918. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Jennings Bailey on?
- Thomas Jennings Bailey was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia).
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: The San Bernardino County Sun (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).