James Payne
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2017 - Present
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2017 - Present
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2017 - Present
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James H. Payne is a senior federal judge principally assigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Payne also serves on as a senior judge on the U.S. district courts for the Northern District of Oklahoma and the Western District of Oklahoma. Payne served as the chief judge of the Eastern District of Oklahoma from 2002 to 2017.
John Heil was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to replace Payne on the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, and Western District of Oklahoma. He was confirmed in 2020.
Early life and education
A native of Lubbock, Texas, Payne graduated from University of Oklahoma with his bachelor's degree in 1963 and from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with his J.D. in 1966.[1]
Military service
Payne served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970 and in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1975 to 1992.[1]
Professional career
- 2001 - Present: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (principal assignment)
- 2017 - Present: Senior judge
- 2002-2017: Chief judge, Eastern District of Oklahoma
- 2001-2017: Judge
- 2001 - Present: U.S. district courts for the Northern District of Oklahoma and Western District of Oklahoma
- 2017 - Present: Senior judge
- 2001-2017: Judge
- 1988-2001: Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of Oklahoma
- 1973-1988: Private practice, Oklahoma
- 1970-1973: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Judicial career
Eastern, Northern, Western Districts of Oklahoma
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: James H. Payne |
| Court: U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 82 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Payne was first nominated by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2001, to seats on the U.S. district courts for the Eastern, Western, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma vacated by Judge Billy Burrage. Under provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the Senate, Payne's nomination was returned to the president on August 3, 2001. President Bush resubmitted the nomination on September 4, 2001. The American Bar Association rated Payne Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Payne's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 4, 2001, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 18, 2001. Payne was confirmed on a recorded 100-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 23, 2001, and he received his commission the next day. Payne is principally assigned to the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He served as the chief judge of that court from 2002 to 2017. Payne elected to take senior status beginning on August 1, 2017.[1][2][3][4]
Magistrate judge, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Payne served as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma from 1988 to 2001.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge James H. Payne," accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 747 — James H. Payne — The Judiciary," accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 901 — James H. Payne — The Judiciary," accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed June 5, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Billy Burrage |
Eastern District of Oklahoma 2001–2017 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: John Heil |
| Preceded by: Billy Burrage |
Northern District of Oklahoma 2001–2017 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Heil |
| Preceded by: Billy Burrage |
Western District of Oklahoma 2001–2017 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: John Heil
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Timothy DeGiustiChief Judge: John Heil • Bernard Jones (Oklahoma) • Charles B. Goodwin • Scott Palk • Patrick Wyrick • Jodi Dishman | ||
| Senior judges |
James Payne • Robin Cauthron • Timothy Leonard (Oklahoma) • David L. Russell • Vicki Miles-LaGrange • Stephen Friot • Joe Heaton • Wayne Alley • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Gary Purcell • Shon Erwin • Suzanne Mitchell • Amanda Maxfield Green • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Lee West • John Hazelton Cotteral • Alfred Murrah • Edgar Vaught • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Stephen Chandler • Luther Eubanks • Layn Phillips • Ross Rizley • Ralph Thompson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robin Cauthron • Lee West • David L. Russell • Vicki Miles-LaGrange • Edgar Vaught • Luther Bohanon • Frederick Daugherty • Stephen Chandler • Luther Eubanks • Ralph Thompson • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Steven Shreder • Kimberly West • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David L. Russell • Ralph Campbell • Robert Williams (Oklahoma) • Joseph Morris • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • Eugene Rice • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Payne • Frank Seay • Joseph Morris • Eugene Rice • Billy Burrage • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma