Roger Lee Hunt (born April 29, 1942) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Overton,

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, Hunt received a

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degree from

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in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1970. He was a deputy district attorney at the Clark County District Attorney's Office from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice in

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, Nevada from 1971 to 1992.

Federal judicial service

Hunt serves on the

. Hunt was nominated by President

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on March 27, 2000, to a new seat created by 113 Stat. 1501. He was

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by the

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on May 24, 2000, and received his commission the next day. He served as

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from 2007 to 2011. Prior to his appointment, he had been a

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on that court from 1992 to 2000. Hunt took

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on May 26, 2011. He was succeeded by

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Religion

Hunt is a member of

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. He has also served as a

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References

Sources

* *''LDS Church Almanac'', 2008 Edition, p. 246-247. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Roger L. 1942 births Living people People from Clark County, Nevada American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham Young University alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton United States magistrate judges Latter Day Saints from Nevada 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges Nevada lawyers