The Resume

(June 10, 1933-June 3, 2021)
Birth Name is Francis Lee Bailey
Defended O. J. Simpson, Albert DeSalvo, Samuel Sheppard, Ernest Medina and Patty Hearst

Why he might be annoying:

He has defended some of the most controversial figures in American judicial history.
He was disbarred in the state of Florida for mishandling $6 million in stock of a drug dealing client (2001).
He was censured in Massachusetts (1970).
He spent six months in prison for contempt of court.
His nickname is 'The Flying Mouth.'
He said: 'My fees are sufficient punishment for everyone.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He successfully shifted the focus off of O.J. Simpson and on to Mark Fuhrmann during the 'Trial of the Century.'
He was known as a master of cross-examination methods.
He was one of the first lawyers to point out potential inaccuracies of polygraph testing.
He was in the United States Navy and Marine Corps, eventually being discharged with a severe leg wound (1956).
He was a hockey player.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Attorney
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Disbarred Attorneys
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• F. Lee Bailey Clients
• Game Show Hosts
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Attended Boston University
• I Attended Harvard
• I Attended Johnnie Cochran's Funeral [April 2005]
• I Died in 2021 (Ranked: 87)
• I was Involved in a Car Accident in 2000
• Known By a Middle Name
• Military Brats
• O.J. Trial of the Century
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1960s] (Ranked: 1967)
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12509)
• Robert Shapiro Clients
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20210603)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 50 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 284 Votes: 30.28% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 95 Votes: 51.58% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 335 Votes: 45.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 57 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 86 Votes: 47.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 107 Votes: 51.40% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 172 Votes: 58.72% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 30 Votes: 13.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 55 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 67.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 121 Votes: 53.72% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 166 Votes: 48.19% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 340 Votes: 64.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 331 Votes: 74.02% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 417 Votes: 70.02% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 418 Votes: 68.66% Annoying