Harry Payne

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Years in office: 1978 - 1983

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Years in office: 1963 - 1978

Education

Law

Read law, 1934

Harry Vearle Payne (1908-1983) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Payne was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on February 18, 1963, to a seat vacated byCarl Hatch; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1963, and received his commission onMarch 27th. He served aschief judge from 1964 until he assumedsenior status onApril 6, 1978. He served until his death onJuly 20, 1983.^[1] Payne was succeeded in this position bySantiago Campos.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1934^[1]

Professional career

• District judge, Sixth Judicial District of New Mexico, 1957-1963^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of New Mexico

Payne was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on February 18, 1963, to a seat vacated byCarl Hatch; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1963, and received his commission onMarch 27th. He served aschief judge from 1964 until he assumedsenior status onApril 6, 1978. He served until his death onJuly 20, 1983.^[1] Payne was succeeded in this position bySantiago Campos.

External links

• Harry Payne's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Active judges	•  Kenneth John Gonzales  •  Kea Riggs  •  Matthew Garcia  •  Margaret Strickland  •  David Herrera Urias  •  Sarah Davenport
Senior judges	Martha Vazquez  •  Curtis Hansen  •  Christina Armijo  •  Robert Brack  •  James O. Browning  •  William Johnson (New Mexico)  •  Judith Herrera  •
Magistrate judges	Carmen Garza  •  Kevin R. Sweazea  •  Jerry H. Ritter, Jr.  •  Gregory Wormuth  •  Stephan Vidmar  •  Gregory Fouratt  •  Laura Fashing  •  B. Paul Briones  •  John Robbenhaar  •
Former Article III judges	John Conway  •  James A. Parker  •  Bobby Baldock  •  William Hayes Pope  •  Colin Neblett  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  Howard Bratton  •  Juan Burciaga  •  Santiago Campos  •  Carl Hatch  •  Edwin Leard Mechem  •  Harry Payne  •  Waldo Rogers  •
Former Chief judges	Martha Vazquez  •  John Conway  •  James A. Parker  •  Bruce Black  •  Howard Bratton  •  Juan Burciaga  •  Santiago Campos  •  Carl Hatch  •  Harry Payne  •  Waldo Rogers  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byJohn F. Kennedy
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1962	Allgood •Barrow •Beamer •Bell •Body •Bonsal •Brewster •Brown •Butzner •Carr •Cohen •Coolahan •Cooper •Crary •Curtis •Daugherty •Oscar Davis •Elliott •Ellis •Eschbach •Feinberg •Foley •Fox •Gewin •Goldberg •Gray •Green •Hanson •Hays •Hughes •Jones •McLean •McManus •Meredith •Neese •Noel •Oliver •Preyer •Regan •Rosenberg •Rosling •Roth •Seth •Shaw •Smith •Spears •Templar •Tyler •Weigel •White •Winter •Wright •Wyatt
1963	Almond •Cannella •Craig •Decker •Edwards •Fulton •Marovitz •McGowan •Mehaffy •Moynahan •Nealon •Payne •Phillips •Tenney •Thompson • Thornberry