 In 1990, Hatchett made the difficult decision to leave Delta Air Lines in order to accept an appointment as Chief Presiding Judge of the Fulton County, Georgia Juvenile Court.Upon accepting the position, Glenda Hatchett became Georgia's first African-American Chief Presiding Judge of a state court and the department head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country.In 2000, Hatchett left Fulton County and began presiding over the nationally syndicated television show, "Judge Hatchett" which taped regular episodes for eight seasons (Sony Pictures Television), and is currently running in its sixth year of national syndication.