Constance Hunt

Who is Constance Hunt?

Constance Darlene Hunt is a Canadian lawyer, legal academic, and judge.

Born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1972 from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1976, she received a Master of Law degree from Harvard University.

From 1973 to 1976, she was a Counsel with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization in Canada. From 1976 to 1991, she was an Associate Professor and Professor of Law at the University of Calgary. From 1989 to 1991, she was the Dean of Law at the University of Calgary. From 1981 to 1983, she was Counsel for Mobil Oil Canada.

She was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench in 1991 and to the Court of Appeal of Alberta in 1995. In 1999, she was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal of Nunavut.

In 2006, it was reported that she was one of three "short list" candidates recommended to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada replacing the retired justice, John C. Major.

Hunt is bilingual, and has heard cases in French at the Court of Appeal.

In 2013, Hunt was listed as a NAFTA adjudicator.