Background
Hatchett, Joseph Woodrow was born on September 17, 1932 in Clearwater, Florida, United States. Son of John Arthur and Lula Gertrude (Thomas) Hatchett.
Hatchett, Joseph Woodrow was born on September 17, 1932 in Clearwater, Florida, United States. Son of John Arthur and Lula Gertrude (Thomas) Hatchett.
AB, Florida A. and M. University, 1954. Juris Doctor, Howard University, 1959. Juris Doctor certificate military judge course, United States Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1973.
Doctor of Laws, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1996. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Howard University, 1998.
Private practice, Daytona Beach, 1959-1966. Assistant United States attorney (middle district) Florida United States Department Justice, Jacksonville, Florida, 1966-1970. Magistrate (middle district) Florida United States District Court, 1971-1975.
Justice Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, 1975-1979. Judge United States Court Appeals (5th Circuit), 1979-1981, United States Court Appeals (11th Circuit), Tallahassee, 1981-1999, chief judge, 1996—1999. Shareholder Akerman Senterfitt, since 1999.
Cooperating attorney N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund, 1960-1966. General counsel Masons of Florida, 1963-1966. Consultant, member staff department urban renewal, Daytona Beach, 1963-1966, special assistant to city attorney, 1964.
Member committee selection for Jacksonville Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1971.
Member John T. Stocking Memorial Trust, medical school scholarships, 1961-1966. Co-chairman United Negro College Fund of Volusia County, Florida, 1962. Board directors Jacksonville Opportunities Industrialization Center, 1972-1975.
Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1956, Germany. Member American, National, Florida, Jacksonville, D. W. Perkins, Federal bar associations, American Judicature Society, National Council Federal Magistrates, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Omega Psi Phi. Club: Fla-Jax (Jacksonville) (Man of Year 1974).
Children: Cheryl Nadine, Brenda Audrey.