Hatter, Terry J. Jr. Born 1933 in Chicago, IL Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 28, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1979, and received commission on December 20, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1998-2001. Assumed senior status on April 22, 2005. Education: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1954 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1960 Professional 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