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Jacob Hagopian

Deceased
Date Served: 
(1971-1992); Recalled Magistrate Judge - (1992-2012)
Born July 3, 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island
Died November 19, 2017 in Wakefield, Rhode Island 

Federal Judicial Service:
United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island 
Appointed Magistrate Judge by United States District Court Judges 1971.

Appointed Recalled Magistrate Judge by Judicial Council of the First Circuit 1995.
Retired 2013. 

Education:
George Washington University A.B. 1957
Georgetown University Law Center and Washington College of Law J.D. 1960

Professional Career:
Admitted to practice Virginia 1961, Rhode Island 1964, United States Supreme Court 1964, United States District Court District of Rhode Island and Eastern District of Virginia, United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, United States Court of Federal Claims and United States Tax Court. 
Appellate Judge, United States Court of Military Review 1967-70.

Deputy Staff Judge Advocate to the U.S. Army Commander as and Principal Legal Adviser to the Intelligence Community while in a Special Operations Unit, 1960-1963

Other Information:
Former Consultant Rhode Island Commission to Reform Criminal Procedures.
Former Director Roger Williams College Law Center.

United States Army - served 25 years, retiring in 1970 with the rank of colonel
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