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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