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Richard Joseph Hopkins

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · 1929

Richard Joseph Hopkins , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The Senate voted 25–48 on the nomination on Dec 19, 1929 (). Richard Joseph Hopkins (April 4, 1873 – August 28, 1943) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Senate votes: 2

Senate confirmation votes

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71st Congress · 25–48 · Dec 19, 1929
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71st Congress · 49–22 · Dec 19, 1929

Education

Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.B., 1901

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1901-1906; Private practice, Garden City, Kansas, 1906-1913; State representative, Kansas, 1909; Lieutenant governor, Kansas, 1911-1912; City attorney, Garden City, Kansas, 1913-1918; Attorney general, State of Kansas, 1919-1923; Associate justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1923-1929

Biography

Richard Joseph Hopkins (April 4, 1873 – August 28, 1943) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

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