James Campbell Hopkins

Judge James Campbell Hopkins

Personal

Birthday:

4/27/1819

Birthplace:

Pawlet, VT

Date of Death:

9/3/1877

Place of Death:

Madison, WI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1845

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Court Name:

Wisconsin Western District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

07/09/1870

Termination Date:

09/03/1877

Termination Reason:

Death