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Jeffery P. Hopkins

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Tenure

2022 - Present

Years in position

Predecessor:Timothy S. Black (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio

Years in office: 1996 - 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Bowdoin College, 1982

Law

The Ohio State University, 1985

Contact

Official website

Jeffery P. Hopkins is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on August 1, 2022, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 8, 2022, by a vote of 64-32.^[1]^[2] Hopkins was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of 94U.S. District Courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Prior to his confirmation, Hopkins was a judge with theUnited States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Ohio. He was appointed to the court in April 1996.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2022-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On August 1, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Hopkins to theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He was confirmed on December 8, 2022, by a 64-32 vote of the U.S. Senate.^[2] Hopkins received commission on December 16, 2022. To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Jeffery P. Hopkins
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Progress
Confirmed 129 days after nomination.
ANominated: August 1, 2022
AABA Rating: Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: October 12, 2022
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: December 1, 2022
AConfirmed: December 8, 2022
AVote: 64-32

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Hopkins on December 8, 2022, on a vote of 64-32.^[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Hopkins confirmation vote (December 8, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	46	0	2
Republican	16	32	2
Independent	2	0	0
Total	64	32	4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Hopkins' nomination on October 12, 2022. Hopkins was reported to the full Senate on December 1, 2022, after a 16-6 committee vote.^[4]

Nomination

On July 29, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Hopkins to theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The president officially nominated Hopkins on August 1, 2022.^[1]^[2]

TheAmerican Bar Association (ABA) rated HopkinsWell Qualified.^[5] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Hopkins was nominated to replace JudgeTimothy S. Black, who assumedsenior status on May 18, 2022.^[2]

Southern District of Ohio, bankruptcy (1996-2022)

Hopkins joined theUnited States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Ohio in 1996 and was appointed for a second term in 2010. He served as chief judge of the court from 2014 to 2022.^[3]

Biography

Education

Hopkins received his undergraduate degree in Government from Bowdoin College in 1982 and hisJ.D. from Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University in 1985.^[3]

Professional career

2022-present: Judge,United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
DATE-present: Judge,United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Ohio
1993-1996: Chief of Civil Division, U.S. Attorney's Office in Columbus,Ohio
1987-1990: Associate,Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
1985: Senior law clerk, to JudgeAlan E. Norris^[3]

About the court

Southern District of Ohio
Sixth Circuit

Judgeships
Posts: 8
Judges: 7
Vacancies: 1
Judges
Chief:Sarah Daggett Morrison
Active judges:Douglas Cole,Jeffery P. Hopkins,Algenon Marbley,Matthew McFarland,Sarah Daggett Morrison,Michael J. Newman,Edmund Sargus Senior judges: Michael Barrett,Sandra Beckwith,Timothy S. Black,Susan Dlott,James Graham,Walter Rice,Thomas Rose,Michael Watson,Herman Weber

TheUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of 94United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit based in downtownCincinnati at the Potter A. Stewart Federal Courthouse and Building.

The Southern District of Ohio hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Southern District of Ohio consists of all the followingcounties in the southern part of the state ofOhio.

There are two court divisions, each covering the following counties:

TheEastern Division, coveringAthens,Belmont,Coshocton,Delaware,Fairfield,Fayette,Franklin,Gallia,Guernsey,Harrison,Hocking,Jackson,Jefferson,Knox,Licking,Logan,Madison,Meigs,Monroe,Morgan,Morrow,Muskingum,Noble,Perry,Pickaway,Pike,Ross,Union,Vinton, andWashington counties.

TheWestern Division, coveringAdams,Brown,Butler,Champaign,Clark,Clermont,Clinton,Darke,Greene,Hamilton,Highland,Lawrence,Miami,Montgomery,Preble,Scioto,Shelby, andWarren counties.

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

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Officeholder

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Timothy S. Black	United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio 1996-2022	Succeeded by -