David S. Tatel at a glance
- Current role
- Former U.S. Circuit Judge
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia · Federal
- Judicial service
- Former
David S. Tatel
Former U.S. Circuit Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Former · October 7, 1994–January 16, 2024 · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- CourtListener / Free Law Project
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1994-2024
- Director, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1977-1979
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Education
- University of Chicago Law School
Additional information
- Assumed senior status on the D.C. Circuit on May 16, 2022; retired from judicial service on January 16, 2024.
- Joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D).
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1994
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1977
- Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1972-1974
- director, 1972-1974
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1970-1972
- Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1969-1970
- executive director, 1969-1970
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1967-1969
- Instructor, University of Michigan Law School, 1966-1967
- Date of birth: 1942-01-01
- Birth place: Washington, DC
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · effective October 7, 1994 · Source checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia current judicial profile ↗Federal Judicial Center: D.C. Circuit judicial service
Identity source · HTML · www.fjc.gov · Source checked October 9, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center: D.C. Circuit judicial service ↗Judicial service and biography correction
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