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Odessa Pittard Bailey (1906–1994) was a civic leader and judge in Virginia. She was appointed to the Roanoke Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in 1944, making her the first woman in Virginia to hold a judicial post higher than justice of the peace or county trial justice. Bailey co-founded the Virginia Council of Juvenile Court Judges and served as its president from 1947 to 1948. She served as president of the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs.

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1. ^ "Odessa Pittard Bailey (1906–1994) – Encyclopedia Virginia". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
2. ^ ""To Benefit All, to Exclude None": Judicial Trailblazers in Virginia". Virginia Appellate Court History. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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