James M. Baley Jr. (1912–2003) was an American lawyer and judge. A Republican, he served in the

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, representing Madison County, in the General Assemblies of 1937-38 and 1939–40. He served as United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina under President

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from 1953 through 1961. Baley then returned to the practice of law at the firm that became McGuire, Wood & Bissette, until his appointment to the

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in 1973. After a brief stint on the Court of Appeals, he was appointed to a special superior court judgeship. Baley also served as chairman of the

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from 1951 to 1953 and as a

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for the Bush/Quayle ticket in

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Baley, J 1912 births 2003 deaths Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives United States attorneys for the Western District of North Carolina North Carolina Court of Appeals judges 1988 United States presidential electors People from Madison County, North Carolina 20th-century North Carolina state court judges State political party chairs of North Carolina 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly