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Hattar was struck by three bullets before the assailant was arrested, said Petra. Witnesses told AFP that a man had opened fire in front of the court in Amman's Abdali district.
The 56-year-old Christian was arrested on August 13 after posting a cartoon mocking extremists on his Facebook account.
He was charged with inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islam before being released on bail in early September.
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Jordan is a leading member of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in neighbouring Iraq and Syria, and was the target of a June 21 suicide bombing that killed seven border guards.
The kingdom has carried out air strikes targeting Islamic State extremists and hosts coalition troops on its territory.
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