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Terry J. Hatter Jr.
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Terry J. Hatter Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Dec 19, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 1979
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1933
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaJimmy Carter · Dec 19, 1979
Education
- Wesleyan UniversityB.A., 1954
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1960
Career
U.S. Air Force NCO-in-charge, 1955-1956; Adjudicator, U.S. Veterans Administration, Chicago, Illinois, 1960-1961; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1961-1962; Assistant public defender, Cook County, Illinois, 1961-1962; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1962-1966; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of California, 1965-1966; Chief counsel, San Francisco [California] Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1966-1967; Regional legal services director, Office of Economic Opportunity, San Francisco, California, 1967-1970; Executive director, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, California, 1970-1973; Associate clinical professor of law, University of Southern California Law Center, 1970-1974; Professor of law, Loyola University, Los Angeles, California, 1973-1975; Special assistant to the mayor, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1977; director of criminal justice planning, 1974-1975; director of urban development, 1975-1977; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1977-1980
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