Malcolm Bailey Montgomery (June 26, 1891 – February 8, 1974)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1948 to 1950.
[1] He entered the practice of law with his brother until around 1930, when he became a chancery judge, the youngest then serving in the state.
[1] In December 1947, Chief Justice Sydney M. Smith—the longest-serving member of the court—announced that he would not seek reelection.
"The funeral was Monday, and on Wednesday, Governor Fielding Wright named Chancellor Montgomery to the vacancy".
[2][4] Lee won the primary, but Montgomery remained on the court until the expiration of Smith's term in 1950.