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Joseph Hopkinson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Joseph Hopkinson served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by John Quincy Adams and confirmed Feb 23, 1829.
- Appointed by
- John Quincy Adams
- Confirmed
- Feb 23, 1829
- Born
- 1770
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaJohn Quincy Adams · Feb 23, 1829 – Jan 15, 1842
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaA.B., 1786
- Read law1791
Career
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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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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