Glenda Hatchett

About

Glenda A. Hatchett (born May 31, 1951), known professionally as Judge Hatchett, is an American television personality, lawyer, and judge who is the star of the former court show, Judge Hatchett and current day The Verdict with Judge Hatchett, and founding partner at the national law firm, The Hatchett Firm.

Hatchett was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her B.A. in political science from Mount Holyoke College in 1973. She has also been recognized as a distinguished alumna and awarded an honorary degree in 2000 by the college. She then attended Emory University School of Law and received her juris doctor degree in 1977.

After graduating from law school, Hatchett completed a coveted federal clerkship in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia, followed by a position at Delta Air Lines. At Delta, Hatchett became the airline’s highest-ranking woman of color worldwide, serving both as senior attorney and public relations manager. As senior attorney, Hatchett litigated cases in federal courts throughout the country, and as Manager of Public Relations, she supervised global crisis management, and media relations…