Meet Judge Hunter

Honorable Judge Marcus L. Hunter, a Monroe, Louisiana native is currently the youngest minority Judge in the state and currently serves on the Second Circuit Court of Appeal. 

Hunter attended Wossman High School (Monroe, LA), Southern University in Baton Rouge, where he obtained a B.S. in Sociology, and then Southern University Law Center where he received his Juris Doctorate. Immediately following law school, Judge Hunter and his younger brother, Daniel Hunter, returned home to work with their father, Willie Hunter, Jr. in the family law firm, Willie Hunter, Jr. & Associates. Prior to becoming a Judge, Hunter also followed in his father's footsteps, by serving as a Louisiana State Representative for District 17 (Monroe, West Monroe) from 2011-2018. He was elected to the Fourth Judicial District Court Judge in 2018 and ascended to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in 2021. 

Judge Hunter has served as a litigant, litigator, and trial court judge. In these capacities he personally made decisions in court proceedings without the benefit of foresight. Once on the appeals court, Judge Hunter utilized his trial litigation and district court experiences to make a measured decision with the singular knowledge of the pressures of a lower court judge, attorney, and litigant.  

Judge Hunter is affiliated with many legal, social, and community organizations, most notably The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Mu Tau Chapter and Ouachita Multipurpose Community Action Program (OMCAP).

Judge Hunter believes it is the duty of everyone to work towards fairness and equity for all.

Judge Hunter is forever humbled the people have elected him to his current judicial position and will always remember the Court in which he sits is not his seat but rather the seat of the constituency to which he remains honored to serve.