Elmo Bolton Hunter
Personal
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
Education
University of Missouri Columbia School of Law
The MU School of Law aspires to be the school of choice for outstanding students, both from Missouri and other states. As a national leader in the field of dispute resolution, we seek to complement a strong traditional curriculum with an orientation toward lawyering as a problem-solving endeavor. We strive to foster a diverse faculty of nationally recognized scholars who are committed to effective teaching, and to attract a student body with diverse experiences and views. We also strive to offer an intellectually rigorous and collegial environment for the study of law. Furthermore, we seek to graduate well-rounded lawyers who are sensitive to ethical issues, prepared to serve clients, and ready to be leaders in promoting justice.
Judicial Career
Missouri Western District Court
