Joseph S. Dailey (May 31, 1844 – October 9, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from June 25, 1893 to January 7, 1895.
That same year, he was admitted to the Indiana bar and returned to Bluffton to open a private practice in partnership with George S.
In 1868, he was elected prosecuting attorney of the 10th Indiana Judicial Circuit Court (comprising Wells, Huntington, Adams, Allen, and Whitley counties).
He returned to his private practice until 1888, when he was elected judge of the 28th Circuit Court (comprising Wells and Huntington counties).
[1][2][3] In 1893, Dailey was appointed by Governor Claude Matthews to the Indiana Supreme Court following the resignation of Justice Walter Olds.