Bailey Brown
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office June 16, 1982 – December 31, 1997
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office September 26, 1979 – June 16, 1982
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Harry Phillips
Succeeded by	Harry W. Wellford
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office 1966–1979
Preceded by	Marion Speed Boyd
Succeeded by	Robert Malcolm McRae Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office August 21, 1961 – September 26, 1979
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Odell Horton
Personal details
Born	Bailey Brown (1917-06-16)June 16, 1917 Memphis, Tennessee
Died	October 6, 2004(2004-10-06) (aged 87) Memphis, Tennessee
Education	University of Michigan (AB) Harvard Law School (LLB)

Bailey Brown (June 16, 1917 – October 6, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and prior to that was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Brown received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Michigan in 1939, and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1942. He was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Memphis from 1946 to 1961.^[1]

Brown was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 7, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 21, 1961, and received his commission on August 21, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1979. His service terminated on September 26, 1979, due to elevation to the Sixth Circuit.^[1]

Brown was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 15, 1979, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Harry Phillips. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He assumed senior status on June 16, 1982. His service terminated on December 31, 1997, due to retirement.^[1]

Brown died on October 6, 2004, in Memphis.^[1]

• Bailey Brown at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.