Robert Carl "Bob" Hunter (born January 14, 1944) is an American jurist, who served as a Judge of the

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from 1998 through 2014. Hunter, born in

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, earned a degree in

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from the

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in 1966 before earning his

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degree from the same institution in 1969. While at UNC-Chapel Hill, he became a brother of

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. After earning his degree, Hunter worked as a county attorney in

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. He also represented the 49th District in the

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from 1980 to 1998. Significant legislation passed during his tenure included the Highway Trust Fund, NC Victims' Bill of Rights, NC Victims' Compensation Fund, and the establishment of

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. In 1998, Hunter was appointed by Gov.

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to the state Court of Appeals, and he was elected to an eight-year term on the court that same year. In 2006, Hunter won the plurality of votes in the state's non-partisan primary on May 2, thus advancing to the November general election. Winning 99 of 100 counties, he defeated Kris Bailey in that election to win another eight-year term. He announced in 2013 that he would retire at the end of his term rather than seek re-election in 2014. During his tenure on the Court of Appeals, Hunter decided over 4,000 appellate cases and authored over 1,500 opinions. Hunter has been active in community and nonprofit organizations. He is a board member of both the N.C. Healthy Start Foundation and Southmountain Children's Services, and he is a member of the

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of Raleigh, McDowell Economic Development Association, and the McDowell Chamber of Commerce. Hunter ran for the

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and in

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, losing to Robert F. Orr and to

Barbara Jackson Barbara Jackson (born December 25, 1961) is an American attorney and jurist who was elected in 2010 to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Jackson moved to Wake County at the age of 3 and graduated Athens Drive High School in ...

, respectively. He is married and has two children.Biography N.C. Court of Appeals
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