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Bailey Brown

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961–1979

Bailey Brown , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Senate voted 83–12 on the nomination on Sep 25, 1979 (). 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.

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    96th Congress ·
    83–12 · Sep 25, 1979

Education

  • University of MichiganA.B., 1939
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1942

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1942-1946; Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1946-1961

Biography

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.

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