Robert C. Hunter

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Robert C. (Bob) Hunter (born 14 January 1944) is an American jurist, currently a Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Hunter, born in Marion, North Carolina, earned a degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1966 before earning his Juris Doctor degree from the same institution in 1969. While at UNC-Chapel Hill, he became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega. After earning his degree, Hunter worked as a county attorney in McDowell County, North Carolina. He also represented the county in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1998.

In 1998, Hunter was appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt to the state Court of Appeals, and he was elected to an eight-year term on the court that same year. In 2006, Hunter was the top vote-getter in the state's non-partisan primary on May 2, thus advancing to the November general election. He defeated Kris Bailey in that election to win another eight-year term.

He is married and has two children.