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Elmo Bolton Hunter
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Elmo Bolton Hunter served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 11, 1965. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 11, 1965
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1915
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 11, 1965 – Dec 27, 2003
Education
- University of MissouriA.B., 1936
- University of Missouri School of LawLL.B., 1938
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Kimbrough Stone, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1938-1939; Senior assistant city counselor, Kansas City, Missouri, 1939-1941; Cook Fellow, University of Michigan Law School, 1941; Special assistant U.S. attorney for prosecution of war fraud cases, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas, 1941-1942; U.S. Army lieutenant, 1942-1945; Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1945-1951; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, 1951-1957; Judge, Kansas City [Missouri] Court of Appeals, 1957-1965; Instructor of law, University of Missouri, 1952-1962
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