Hello! I’m an Associate Professor in the University of Alabama’s Department of Philosophy, where I serve as the Director of Graduate Studies. For 2024 – 2027, I am a Leadership Board Faculty Fellow and a Distinguished Teaching Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences.
I teach in the Philosophy Department’s Jurisprudence Track, and my primary research interests are at the intersection of philosophy of law, political philosophy, and criminal justice.
Here is my CV.
I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Virginia, where I worked with A. John Simmons. I worked as an FBI Special Agent – both in Charlottesville, VA, and Washington, DC – before making the natural transition to academic philosophy. Before joining the FBI, I graduated from law school and served as a law clerk for a federal judge. On April 2, 2025, I testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight, regarding “The FBI and the Rule of Law,” (opening statement | written testimony).
I live with my wife, a clinical psychologist, and two sons in Tuscaloosa.
Luke William Hunt 