James Hunter III (December 26, 1916 – February 10, 1989) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
James Hunter III
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Born 1916 in Westville, NJ
Died 1989 in Mt. Holly, NJ
FJC ID: 1130
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 6/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 15/year
Third Circuit Court of Appeals · 1971–1989
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New Jersey1939–1971
U.S. Marine Corps1942–1946
Appointments
1971–1989 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Temple UniversityB.A. · 1936