Governor Mike DeWine




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July 11, 2023




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Governor DeWine Appoints Payne to
Vinton County Court of Common Pleas

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the appointment of James Payne to the Vinton County Court of Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division.?

Payne, of McArthur, will assume office on July 31st, and will be taking the seat formally held by James Salyer, who resigned the seat, effective June 4th. Payne will serve the remainder of the unfinished term and need to run for election in November 2024 to retain the seat for a subsequent term..?

Payne began his career in law in 1994 as a judicial attorney in Lawrence County.? In November of 2020, Payne was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Vinton County.??

Before receiving his law degree from Capital University Law School in 1994, Payne earned a bachelor of business administration degree in systems analysis from Harding University in 1984.?

Payne Head Shot (JPEG) [ [link removed] ]

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