14 Facts About Jody Hunt

Joseph Harold Hunt was born on September 30,1961 and is an American lawyer.

Jody Hunt was the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice from September 2018 to July 2020.

Jody Hunt received his Bachelor of Arts from Samford University in 1982, where he was the valedictorian.

Jody Hunt earned a Master of Arts from Florida State University in 1984, and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1989, where he was recognized as Best Oralist in the national phase of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

In 1999, Jody Hunt joined the United States Department of Justice Civil Division's Federal Programs branch, where he was a trial attorney until 2002.

From 2001 to 2002, Jody Hunt was detailed to the Office of the United States Deputy Attorney General.

In 2002, Jody Hunt became Director of the Federal Programs Branch.

Jody Hunt became a Senior Advisor to the Office of Legal Policy in October 2017, in which capacity he remained September 2018.

On September 14,2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Jody Hunt to become the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.

Jody Hunt's nomination was sent to the Senate on December 11,2017.

Jody Hunt was renominated on January 8,2018, and had a confirmation hearing on March 7,2018, before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Jody Hunt oversaw the legal defense of Trump administration policies, as well as the general refusal to respond to Congressional oversight authority.

Jody Hunt declared that he would leave his position in early July 2020.

On March 1,2023, Jody Hunt became general counsel of his alma mater, Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama.