Terry J. Hatter Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Senior District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 20, 1979–present
Terry J. Hatter Jr.
Senior District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Executive director, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, California, 1970-1973
- Professional Career: Professor of law, Loyola University, Los Angeles, California, 1973-1975
- Professional Career: Special assistant to the mayor, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1977; director of criminal justice planning, 1974-1975; director of urban development, 1975-1977
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1961-1962
- Professional Career: Regional legal services director, Office of Economic Opportunity, San Francisco, California, 1967-1970
- Professional Career: Assistant public defender, Cook County, Illinois, 1961-1962
- Professional Career: Adjudicator, U.S. Veterans Administration, Chicago, Illinois, 1960-1961
- Chief counsel, San Francisco [California] Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1966-1967
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1977-1980
- director of urban development, 1975-1977
- director of criminal justice planning, 1974-1975
- Special assistant to the mayor, Los Angeles, CA, 1974-1977
- Professor of law, Loyola University, Los Angeles, CA, 1973-1975
- Associate clinical professor of law, University of Southern California Law Center, 1970-1974
- Executive director, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, CA, 1970-1973
- Regional legal services director, Office of Economic Opportunity, San Francisco, CA, 1967-1970
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of California, 1965-1966
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1962-1966
- Assistant public defender, Cook County, IL, 1961-1962
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1961-1962
- Adjudicator, U.S. Veterans Administration, Chicago, IL, 1960-1961
- U.S. Air Force NCO-in-charge, 1955-1956
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 1979-2005
- Professional Career: Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1977-1980
Education
- Wesleyan University · B.A., 1954
- University of Chicago Law School · J.D., 1960
Personal record
Born 1933 · Chicago, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked August 16, 2026
https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1395/terry-j-hatter-jr/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts