Background
Hopkins, James William was born on March 13, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Son of James Rowland and Mary Elisabeth Hopkins.
Hopkins, James William was born on March 13, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Son of James Rowland and Mary Elisabeth Hopkins.
Bachelor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1968; Juris Doctor, Denver U., 1971.
Associate, Law Offices of Kenneth Shrum, Marble Hill, Missouri, 1971; attorney, Trans-American Title Insurance, Boulder, Colorado, 1971-1974; private practice, Marble Hill, 1974; probate and ex-officio magistrate judge, County of Bollinger, Missouri, 1975-1978; associate circuit judge, County of Bollinger, Missouri, 1979-1994; prosecuting attorney, since 1995.
Married Sheila Neary, February, 1971 (divorced 1975). Children: Jason, Alex, Witney. Married Sharon Woods, August 31, 1992.