Terry Julius Hatter

Background

Hatter, Terry Julius was born on March 11, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1954; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1960.

Career

Adjudicator, Chicago, 1960-1961; associate, Harold M. Calhoun, Chicago, 1961-1962; assistant public defender Cook County, Chicago, 1961-1962; assistant United State Attorneys, Northern District California, San Francisco, 1962-1966; chief counsel, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1966-1967; regional legal services director Executive Office President, Office of Economic Opportunity, San Francisco, 1967-1970; executive director, Western Center Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, 1970-1973; executive assistant to mayor, director criminal justice planning, Los Angeles, 1974-1975; special assistant to mayor, director urban development, 1975-1977; judge, Superior Court California, Los Angeles, 1977-1980; judge, United States District Court (central district) California, Los Angeles, 1979-1998; chief judge, United States District Court (central district) California, Los Angeles, since 1998. Lecturer Police Academy, San Francisco Police Department, 1963-1966, University of California, San Diego, 1970-1971, Colorado Judicial Conference, 1973. Associate clinical professor law U.So.

California Law Center, Los Angeles, 1970-1974, member board councilors. Professor of law Loyola University School Law, Los Angeles, 1973-1975. Member of faculty National College State Judiciary, Reno, 1974.

Achievements

• Terry Julius Hatter has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Northbay Halfway House, 1964-1965. Vice chairman Los Angeles RegionalCriminal Justice Planning Board, 1975-1976. Member Los Angeles Mayor's Cabinet Committee Economics Development, 1976-1977, Mayor's Policy Committee, 1973-1977, chairman housing economics and community development committee, City Los Angeles, 1975-1977, chairman housing and community development technical committee, 1975-1977.

Vice chairman Young Democrats Cook County, 1961-1962. Chairman of the Board Real Estate Coop. Board directors Bay Area Social Planning Council, Contra Costa, Black Law Center Los Angeles, National Federation Settlements & Neighborhood Centers, Education Finance & Governance Reform Project, Mexican American Legal Defense & Ednl.

Fund, National Health Law Program, National Senior Citizens Law Center, California Law Center, Los Angeles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board. Member Executive Committee board directors Constitutional RightsFound. Trustee Wesleyan University Methodist Church.

Member board visitors University of Chicago Law School. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Executive Committee, board directors Richmond chapter), National Legal Aid & Defender Association (director), vice chairman), Los Angeles County Bar Association (Executive Committee), American Judicature Society, Charles Houston Law Club, Phi Delta Phi, Order Coif.