James Hunter III (December 26, 1916 – February 10, 1989) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Westville,

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, Hunter received a

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degree from

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in 1936. He received a

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from the

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in 1939. He was in private practice of law in

from 1939 to 1971. He served in the

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from 1942 to 1946.

Federal judicial service

Hunter was nominated by President

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on July 19, 1971, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge William Francis Smith. He was confirmed by the

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on September 21, 1971, and received his commission on September 23, 1971. He assumed

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on June 30, 1986. His service was terminated on February 10, 1989, due to his death.

Death

A resident of Medford, New Jersey, Hunter died of heart failure at the age of 72 on February 10, 1989, in a hospital in Mount Holly, New Jersey.Staff
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'', February 15, 1989. Accessed March 1, 2011. "James Hunter 3d, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1971, died of heart failure Friday at Burlington County Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, N.J. He was 72 years old and lived in Medford, N.J."

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