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Robert E. Payne
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior status since May 7, 2007.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- November 20, 1991
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 29, 1992
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 7, 1992
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 12, 1992
- Commissioned
- May 13, 1992
- Senior status
- Since May 7, 2007
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1941, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1967-1971
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1971-1992
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