Early Years
Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, March 30, 1947 Personal Information
Married to Susan Awbrey Hunter. One son, Robert Neal Hunter III; and two step-sons, Chris Awbrey Steele and Alan Baret Steele Member of First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina Educational Background
• UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1969-1973 - Juris Doctor • George Washington University, Washington, D.C. - Business - 1971-1972 • UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina - 1965-1969 - History - BA • Page High School, Greensboro, North Carolina - 1962-1965 Professional Background
• Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 1, 2009-present (Elected 2008) • Hunter, Higgins, Miles, Elam & Benjamin, PLLC - 1999-2008 • Hunter, Johnston, Elam & Benjamin, PLLC - 1999-2002 • Private practice of law - 1996-1999 • Patton, Boggs, LLP - 1989-1996 • Hunter, Hodgman, Cooke, Elam & Gordon - 1982-1989 • Hunter, Hodgman & Greene - 1980-1981 • Private practice of law - 1978-1980 • Adjunct Professor, UNC-Greensboro School of Business Administration - 1978-1981 • Brown & Hunter - 1977-1978 • Private practice of law - 1976-1977 • Deputy Attorney General - 1976 • Guilford County Public Administrator - 1981-1995 • Chairman, N.C. State Board of Elections - 1985-1989 • Certified Family Superior Court Mediator - 1993 to present • Certified Family Financial Mediation - 1995 to present • President, New River Gorge Title Ins. Agency, Inc. • Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University Law School - 2006 and 2008 • Adjunct Professor, Elon University School of Law - 2008 • Advisory Council for Public Financing Fund - 2003-2007 • Member, Guilford County Board of Elections - 1983-1985 • N.C. Criminal Justice Training Standards Council - 1975-1976 Professional Organizations
• American Bar Association • N.C. State Bar • N.C. Bar Association (Former Chairman, Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities) • Greensboro Bar Association • N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers • N.C. Bar Cares (President) • Leadership Greensboro Alumni Association • American Inn of Court • Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court
Current Professional Memberships Current Boards And Commissions Actions with NCBA Committees Honors And Awards
• 1987-1988 “Boss of the Year,” Greensboro Legal Secretaries Association • 1995 - Lincoln Award • Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys • Advisory Committee State Election Contest Procedures, Federal Election Commission, 1990 • Admitted to Practice 4th U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Achievements while a practicing attorney Professional Achievements while a Superior Court Judge Professional Achievements while a District Court Judge University Activities and Affiliations |