Joseph W. Hatchett | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
In office September 20, 1996 – May 14, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Bard Tjoflat |
Succeeded by | R. Lanier Anderson III |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
In office October 1, 1981 – May 14, 1999 | |
Appointed by | operation of law |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Charles R. Wilson |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 13, 1979 – October 1, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court | |
In office September 2, 1975 – July 18, 1979 | |
Preceded by | David L. McCain |
Succeeded by | Parker Lee McDonald |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
In office 1971–1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Woodrow Hatchett September 17, 1932 Clearwater, Florida |
Died | April 30, 2021 Tallahassee, Florida | (aged 88)
Education | Florida A&M University (BA) Howard University School of Law (JD) |
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett (September 17, 1932 – April 30, 2021) was an American lawyer and judge. He worked in private practice, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, and served on the Florida Supreme Court.