Virginia Emerson Hopkins

Virginia Emerson Hopkins
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Assumed office
June 22, 2018
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
June 17, 2004 – June 22, 2018
Appointed by George W. Bush
Preceded by Edwin L. Nelson
Succeeded by vacant
Personal details
Born 1952 (age 65–66)
Anniston, Alabama
Education University of Alabama (B.A.)
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)

Virginia Emerson Hopkins (born 1952) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Early life and education

Born in Anniston, Alabama, Hopkins graduated from University of Alabama with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and later from University of Virginia School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1977.

Following law school graduation, Hopkins was in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1977 to 1978. She was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1978 to 1991. She was in private practice in Anniston, Alabama from 1991 to 2004.

Federal judicial career

On the recommendation of Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, Hopkins was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by President George W. Bush on October 14, 2003, to a seat vacated due to the death of Edwin L. Nelson. Hopkins was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 2004, and received her commission on June 17, 2004. She assumed senior status on June 22, 2018.

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    Legal offices
    Preceded by
    Edwin L. Nelson    		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
    2004–2018    		 Vacant
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