Background
Hopkins, Donald Ray was born on November 14, 1936 in Tulsa. Son of Stacy and Carrie (McGlory) Hopkins.
Hopkins, Donald Ray was born on November 14, 1936 in Tulsa. Son of Stacy and Carrie (McGlory) Hopkins.
Bachelor, Kansas U., 1958; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1959; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1965; Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1969.
Assistant dean of students, University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1967; assistant executive chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1968; attorney legal defense fund, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York City, 1969-1970; executive vice president, Pacific Cons., Berkeley, 1970-1971; district administrator, 8th Congressional District California, Oakland, 1971-1993; sole practice, Oakland, since 1981.
Member Equal Employment Opportunity Board, Berkeley, 1966-1968, Commision on Metropolitan Problems, Berkeley, 1967, African Film Society Board, various cities, 1972-1978, Charter Review Commission, Oakland, 1983. Board directors Volumes on Parole, Oakland, since 1983, northern California, 1966-1968. Member American Bar Association, Charles Houston Bar Association (board directors since 1985), Association Trial Lawyers American, California Association Black Lawyers, American Academy Political Science, American Civil Liberties Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Lakeview Club (Oakland).
Married Ann Marie Ashmore, December 24, 1967(divorced July 1972). 1 child, Yvonne Ann-Marie.
