James Campbell Hopkins

Biography of James Campbell Hopkins

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hopkins
• First Name: James
• Middle Name: Campbell
• Date of Birth: April , 27 , 1819
• Place of Birth (POB): Pawlet , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
• Date of Death: September , 3 , 1877
• Place of Death (POD): Madison , Wisconsin (US-WI, WI, 55, WS, Wis. Wi., Wisc)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

James Campbell Hopkins Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/09/1870
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 16 Stat. 171
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/09/1870
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/09/1870
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/09/1870
• Commission Date: 07/09/1870
• Date of Termination: 09/03/1877
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

James Campbell Hopkins in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1845

James Campbell Hopkins Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Granville, New York, 1845-1853
• Postmaster, Granville, New York, 1850-1855
• State senator, New York, 1853-1855
• Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1856-1870
• Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1876-1877
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, July 1, 1870; no Senate vote

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