Edith Payne
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| Edith Payne | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division | |
| Title: | Presiding Judge |
| Position: | Part C |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2002 - 2012 |
| Past position: | Superior Court Judge |
| Past term: | January 1996 - August 2002 |
| Past position 2: | Partner, Stryker, Tams and Dill |
| Personal History | |
| Undergraduate: | Mount Holyoke College |
| Law School: | Rutgers Law School |
Edith K. Payne is a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, Part B. She has served in this division since August 1, 2002. She reaches the age of mandatory retirement in 2012.[1]
Biography
Judge Payne graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1964 and from Rutgers Law School in 1976. She is now widowed and has two grown sons.[2]
Legal career
Judge Payne was a partner in the law firm Stryker, Tams and Dill before her appointment to the Superior Court. As a lawyer, she specialized in insurance law, toxic tort law and product liability. She was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Whitman in January of 1996.[1][2]
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