Jeffery Paul Hopkins at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 16, 2022–present
Jeffery Paul Hopkins
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · August 19, 2025
Lahti v. Consensys Software Inc.
- Court response
- Submission Stricken
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, 1985-1986
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1990-1996; chief, Financial Litigation Unit, 1992-1993; chief, Civil Division, 1993-1996
- Professional Career: Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1987-1990
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-1987
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998-2011 (intermittently)
Judicial service
- Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio, 1996-present
Education
- Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) · J.D., 1985
- Bowdoin College · A.B., 1982
- Ohio State University · Juris Doctor
Personal record
Born 1960 · Camilla
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/12917506CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 3, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8922/jeffery-p-hopkins/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts