Joseph Hopkinson
Judge Hopkinson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The jury found a verdict for the United States.”
“The libel is dismissed, without costs.”
“One-half of gross sales allowed to salvors, is.$463 20”
“decreed for the libellants, in the second suit, the whole amount of their wages”
“Decree for libellant for two hundred and fifty-four dollars and ninety-five cents, and costs.”
“decreed for the libellant, for the whole amount of wages demanded.”
“rejected the evidence.”
“the libellant, James Yeacock, recover and have paid to him the sum of one hundred and ninety-five dollars, being the full amount of his wages for the whole voyage out and home, after deducting therefrom the moneys paid to him or to his order.”
“Decree for the libellant fifty dollars and costs.”
“Decree for libellant for $1,529.97, and costs.”
“the libellant, Henry Wilson, recover and have paid to him the amount of wages claimed.”
“decreed in favor of the dbellants for the full amount of wages claimed, and costs.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No surviving assigned-case index was located for Hopkinson’s Eastern District tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge Hopkinson no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.