James H. Payne

James H. Payne
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
In office
2002–2017
Preceded byMichael Burrage
Succeeded byRonald A. White
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
In office
October 24, 2001 – August 1, 2017
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMichael Burrage
Succeeded byJohn F. Heil III
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
In office
1988–2001
Personal details
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BS, JD)

James Hardy Payne (born 1941) is an inactive senior United States District Judge in Oklahoma, sitting simultaneously on the federal courts for the Eastern, the Northern and the Western districts.