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John Bailey Jones

John Bailey Jones

South Dakota District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Born 1927 in Mitchell, SD

Died 2023 in Sioux Falls, SD

FJC ID: 1197

John Bailey Jones (March 30, 1927 – January 30, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. South Dakota Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit
    South Dakota Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1974–1981
  2. South Dakota Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit
    South Dakota Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1967–1974
  3. Private practice, Presho, South Dakota
    1953–1966
  4. South Dakota
    State representative · 1956–1960
  5. Lyman County [South Dakota] Court
    Judge · 1953–1956
  6. U.S. Naval Reserve
    1945–1947

Appointments

  1. South Dakota District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaChief Judge
    1981–2023 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  2. South Dakota District Court
    South Dakota District Court
    1981–1995

Education

  1. University of South Dakota School of Law
    University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law)
    LL.B. · 1953
  2. University of South Dakota
    B.S. · 1951