After completing his degree, Hunt served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957, after which he was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1957 to 1959.
At this time, Hunt re-entered government service, being a judge on the Houston County Superior Court from 1971 to 1986.
[2] His courtroom is located in the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse in downtown Atlanta.
[3] Among Hunt's leading cases since his appointment to the federal bench was a major corruption trial in early 2001, in which the Atlanta Business Chronicle saw a connection to the scandals of the late Clinton administration.
[4] Hunt assumed senior status on June 30, 2005, but continues to hear cases in that capacity; and received some media coverage when he dismissed a lawsuit as "farcical" by prisoner Jonathan Lee Riches against NFL Quarterback Michael Vick.