Jeffery Paul Hopkins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Senate vote
- 64 to 32
- Confirmed
- Dec 8, 2022
- Commissioned
- Dec 16, 2022
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1996-2022
Education
- A.B., Bowdoin College, 1982
- J.D., Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law), 1985
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, 1985-1986
- Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-1987
- Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1987-1990
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1990-1996
- chief, Financial Litigation Unit, 1992-1993
- chief, Civil Division, 1993-1996
- Adjunct professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998-2011 (intermittently)
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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