John Preston Bailey (born May 2, 1951) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

John Preston Bailey
West Virginia Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Born 1951 in Wheeling, WV
FJC ID: 3141
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2021–2026
- Private practice, Wheeling, West Virginia1978–2007
- Marshall County, West VirginiaSpecial assistant prosecutor · 1985–1990
- Ohio County, West VirginiaAssistant prosecutor · 1985–1986
Law clerk , Hon. Charles H. Haden II · 1976–1978
Appointments
2007–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- West Virginia University College of LawJ.D. · 1976
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B. · 1973