Richard Joseph Hopkins | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| In office December 19, 1929 – August 28, 1943 | |
| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | George Thomas McDermott |
| Succeeded by | Guy T. Helvering |
| Justice of theKansas Supreme Court | |
| In office January 8, 1923 – December 27, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Silas Wright Porter |
| Succeeded by | William D. Jochems |
| 24thKansas Attorney General | |
| In office January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923 | |
| Governor | Henry Justin Allen |
| Preceded by | Sardius Mason Brewster |
| Succeeded by | Charles Benjamin Griffith |
| 19thLieutenant Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 9, 1911 – January 13, 1913 | |
| Governor | Walter R. Stubbs |
| Preceded by | William James Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Sheffield Ingalls |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1873-04-04)April 4, 1873 Jefferson City, Missouri, US |
| Died | August 28, 1943(1943-08-28) (aged 70) Kansas City, Kansas, US |
| Resting place | Highland Park Cemetery Kansas City, Kansas |
| Education | Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (LL.B.) |
Richard Joseph Hopkins (April 4, 1873 – August 28, 1943) was a justice of theKansas Supreme Court and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Born inJefferson City,Missouri, Hopkins received aBachelor of Laws fromNorthwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1901. He was in private practice inChicago,Illinois, from 1901 to 1906, and inGarden City,Kansas, from 1906 to 1913. He was a member of theKansas House of Representatives in 1909, and was thereafter the 19thLieutenant Governor of Kansas, from 1911 to 1912 serving under GovernorWalter R. Stubbs. Hopkins was a city attorney of Garden City from 1913 to 1918. He was theKansas Attorney General from 1919 to 1923. He was a justice of theKansas Supreme Court from 1923 to 1929.[1]
On October 17, 1929, Hopkins was nominated by PresidentHerbert Hoover to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by JudgeGeorge Thomas McDermott. Hopkins was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 19, 1929, and received his commission the same day. Hopkins served in that capacity until his death on August 28, 1943, inKansas City, Kansas.[1]
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1911–1913 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Kansas 1919–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas 1929–1943 | Succeeded by |
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