David Milton Ebel (born June 3, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 102/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1,683/year
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1988–2006
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Senior lecturing fellow · 1992–1994- University of Denver Law SchoolAdjunct professor of law · 1987–1989
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado1966–1988
Law clerk , Hon. Byron White · 1965–1966
Appointments
1988–2006 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1965- Northwestern UniversityB.A. · 1962