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# David C. Payne

Kentucky 6th Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Kentucky
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing platform

Scope: statewide

Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings.

Evidence excerpt: This page provides general instructions about how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court proceeding.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### video voice content sharing

Scope: statewide

Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems.

Evidence excerpt: Zoom is a videoconferencing platform that offers video, voice and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones and room systems.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### county login information

Scope: statewide

Kentucky directs parties to obtain specific remote-court login information from the circuit court clerk for the county where they are scheduled to appear.

Evidence excerpt: To request specific login information for your court event, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which you are scheduled to appear.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Daviess.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Daviess.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Daviess.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Served as a 6th District Court judge since 1998
- Kentucky district court judge for Daviess County (6th Judicial Circuit) who was elected to the Circuit Court in November 2024, succeeding his role as District Court judge
- District Court judge for Daviess County, Kentucky from 1998 until his election to the Circuit Court in November 2024
- practiced law in a private firm and worked as assistant attorney general and public defender

### Education

- University of Louisville School of Law — J.D. (1983)
- Western Kentucky University — B.A. (1977)

### Additional information

- His promotion to Circuit Court in 2024 marked a shift to broader jurisdiction, including capital offenses, major civil cases, and family law matters
- Re-elected in 2010 and 2014
- Daviess County Circuit Court (where Payne now serves) is located at 100 E. 2nd St., P.O. Box 277, Owensboro, KY 42302
- Payne’s tenure as District Court judge included handling juvenile matters, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, small claims, and other local cases