Arthur F. Hopkins

Arthur Francis Hopkins (October 18, 1794 – November 10, 1865) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1836 to 1837.

He first as a member of the Alabama Constitutional Convention of 1819 and then as his county's delegate to the State Senate (1822–24).

[3] After practicing law in Huntsville for several years, Hopkins was elected to the legislature in 1833 as a representative of Madison County.

[4] In 1837, Governor Hugh McVay chose him to succeed Henry Hitchcock as chief justice.

In 1845, Hopkins went to St. Louis for about a year, then returned to Alabama to settle in Mobile, where he established a successful law practice.