| Bailey Brown | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Term Start: | June 16, 1982 |
| Term End: | December 31, 1997 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Term Start1: | September 26, 1979 |
| Term End1: | June 16, 1982 |
| Appointer1: | Jimmy Carter |
| Predecessor1: | Harry Phillips |
| Successor1: | Harry W. Wellford |
| Office2: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee |
| Term Start2: | 1966 |
| Term End2: | 1979 |
| Predecessor2: | Marion Speed Boyd |
| Successor2: | Robert Malcolm McRae Jr. |
| Office3: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee |
| Term Start3: | August 21, 1961 |
| Term End3: | September 26, 1979 |
| Appointer3: | John F. Kennedy |
| Predecessor3: | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Successor3: | Odell Horton |
| Birth Name: | Bailey Brown |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Death Place: | 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.
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.
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.
Brown died on October 6, 2004, in Memphis.