Carol W. Hunstein

Carol W. Hunstein
Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
In office
July 17, 2012 – August 15, 2013
Preceded byGeorge H. Carley
Succeeded byHugh P. Thompson
In office
July 1, 2009 – May 29, 2012
Preceded byLeah W. Sears
Succeeded byGeorge H. Carley
Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
In office
August 15, 2013 – December 31, 2018
Succeeded byJohn Ellington
In office
November 1992 – July 1, 2009
Appointed byZell B. Miller
Judge of the DeKalb County Superior Court
In office
1984 – November 1992
Personal details
BornCarol Lynn Wyckoff
(1944-08-16) August 16, 1944
SpouseRalph J. Hunstein (m. 1976)
EducationMiami Dade Community College (AA)
Florida Atlantic University (BS)
Stetson University (JD)

Carol Wyckoff Hunstein (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer and judge from Georgia. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. She served on the Court as an associate justice from 1992 to 2009 and 2013 to 2018 and as Chief Justice from 2009 to 2013.