Elmo Bolton Hunter
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Elmo Bolton Hunter was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1938. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1915–2003
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1936 · University of Missouri Law 1938
- Succeeded
- Floyd Robert Gibson
- Succeeded by
- John R. Gibson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Western District of Missouri succeeded Floyd Robert Gibson | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Missouri | A.B. | 1936 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1938 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hunter was assigned 1,029 district-court cases (1979–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 237 days across 1,027 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Hunter authored 175 published opinions for the court (1966–1995). Most cited: Esteban v. Central Missouri State College (49 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Esteban v. Central Missouri State College | 277 F. Supp. 649 | 49 |
| 1968 | Konigsberg v. Ciccone | 285 F. Supp. 585 | 40 |
| 1980 | Planned Parenthood Ass'n of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc. v. Ashcroft | 483 F. Supp. 679 | 36 |
| 1990 | Scarlett v. Barnes | 121 B.R. 578 | 35 |
| 1977 | Bennett Construction Co. Inc. v. Allen Gardens, Inc. | 433 F. Supp. 825 | 34 |
| 1980 | Hutchings v. Corum | 501 F. Supp. 1276 | 33 |
| 1968 | Esteban v. Central Missouri State College | 290 F. Supp. 622 | 30 |
| 1976 | Green v. Wyrick | 428 F. Supp. 732 | 29 |
| 1976 | Thompson v. Bond | 421 F. Supp. 878 | 29 |
| 1975 | McDowell v. Schlesinger | 404 F. Supp. 221 | 29 |
| 1979 | Eckerhart v. Hensley | 475 F. Supp. 908 | 28 |
| 1975 | Whitman v. State Highway Commission of Missouri | 400 F. Supp. 1050 | 28 |
| 1990 | Hoffman v. Minuteman Press International Inc. | 747 F. Supp. 552 | 26 |
| 1968 | United States v. Johnson | 284 F. Supp. 273 | 26 |
| 1988 | Amendola v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. | 699 F. Supp. 1401 | 23 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 175 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Elmo Bolton Hunter?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Elmo Bolton Hunter to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in 1965.
- Was Elmo Bolton Hunter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elmo Bolton Hunter was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elmo Bolton Hunter's confirmation vote?
- Elmo Bolton Hunter was confirmed by voice vote on August 11, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Elmo Bolton Hunter on?
- Elmo Bolton Hunter was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).