David Stephen Tatel (born March 16, 1942) is an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 31/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1,001/year
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · 1994–2024District of Columbia District Court · 1994–
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
Board member · 2016–2020- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1974–1977, 1979–1994
- Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and WelfareDirector · 1977–1979
- Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law1969–1970, 1972–1974
- ↳executive director · 1969–1970
- ↳director · 1972–1974
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1967–1969, 1970–1972
Instructor · 1966–1967
Appointments
1994–2024 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
1994–present
Education
J.D. · 1966- University of MichiganB.A. · 1963