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Richard Joseph Hopkins
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Richard Joseph Hopkins served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Dec 19, 1929 by a 49–22 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 1929
- Senate vote
- 49–22
- Born
- 1873
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of KansasHerbert Hoover · Dec 19, 1929 – Aug 28, 1943
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
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