Robert Payne
| Robert Payne | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Richmond, VA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 05/13/1992 - 05/06/2007 |
| Senior: | 05/07/2007 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Joseph Clarke |
| Succeeded by: | John A. Gibney |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1941 |
| Home State: | Mount Sterling, KY |
| Bachelors: | Washington and Lee U., B.A., 1963 |
| Law School: | Washington and Lee U. Law, J.D., 1967 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1967 - 1971 |
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Robert Payne is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. He is serving on senior status.[1]
Early life and education
A native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Payne graduated from Washington and Lee University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1963 and later graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law with his juris doctorate degree in 1967.[1]
Professional career
Payne served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps from 1967 to 1971 before later serving as a Private practice attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1971 to 1992.[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Virginia
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John Warner, Payne was nominated by President George HW. Bush on November 20, 1991 to a seat vacated by Joseph Clarke as Clarke went on senior status. Payne was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 12, 1992 on a Senate vote and received commission on May 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on May 7, 2007.[1] Payne was succeeded in this position by John A. Gibney.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Payne's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Clarke |
Eastern District of Virginia 1992–2007 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: John A. Gibney |
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| 1989 |
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| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
