James H. Payne

1941–2025 · Lubbock, TX

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of OklahomaJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)Oct 24, 2001Death, Dec 2, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of OklahomaJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)Oct 24, 2001Death, Dec 2, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Western District of OklahomaJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)Oct 24, 2001Death, Dec 2, 2025

Education

  • University of Oklahoma, B.S., 1963
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1966

Professional Career

U.S. Air Force, 1966-1970; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1975-1992; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1970-1973; Private practice, Oklahoma, 1973-1988

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1988-2001

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