Joseph Hopkinson

Biography of Joseph Hopkinson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hopkinson
• First Name: Joseph
• Date of Birth: November , 12 , 1770
• Place of Birth (POB): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Date of Death: January , 15 , 1842
• Place of Death (POD): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Joseph Hopkinson Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Quincy Adams ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/11/1828
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/23/1828
• Seat vacated by: Peters , Richard
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/15/1828
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/23/1829
• Commission Date: 02/23/1829
• Date of Termination: 01/15/1842
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Joseph Hopkinson in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Pennsylvania
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1786

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1791

Joseph Hopkinson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Philadelphia and Easton, Pennsylvania, 1791-1814
• U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1815-1819
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1819-1820, 1823-1828
• Private practice, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1820-1823
• State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1821-1822

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