David S. Tatel
David S. Tatel | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
In office May 16, 2022 – January 16, 2024 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
In office October 7, 1994 – May 16, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Succeeded by | J. Michelle Childs |
Personal details | |
Born | David Stephen Tatel March 16, 1942 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Awards | Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities (2020)[1] |
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.
Education and career
Tatel received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1963. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1966 with a Juris Doctor.[2]
After graduating from law school, he served as an instructor at the
In 1979, Tatel joined the law firm Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), where he founded and headed the firm's education practice until his appointment to the D.C. Circuit.[3] While on sabbatical from Hogan & Hartson, Tatel spent a year as a lecturer at Stanford Law School. He also previously served as Acting General Counsel for the Legal Services Corporation.[4]
Federal judicial service
Tatel was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 20, 1994, to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 6, 1994, by a voice vote, and received commission on October 7, 1994.[5] He announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor on February 12, 2021.[6] Tatel assumed senior status on May 16, 2022.[5] He announced his plans to retire from the bench in September 2023 to return to a law firm where he worked before became a federal judge.[7][8] He retired from judicial service on January 16, 2024.[5]
Notable rulings
In June 2017, Tatel found the
In October 2019, Tatel filed the majority opinion in
Personal life
Tatel serves as co-chair of the
Tatel and his wife, Edith, have had four children and eight grandchildren.[14]
Tatel has been
Selected publications and speeches
- Tatel, David S. (September 13, 1997). Alexander F. Morrison Lecture. Annual Meeting of the California State Bar, San Diego, CA
- Tatel, David S. (June 25, 2002). Remarks of David S. Tatel on the Occasion of the Spencer Foundation's 30th Anniversary Dinner. Chicago, IL
- Tatel, David S. (October 16, 2003). Remarks on the Occasion of the Portrait Hanging Ceremony for the Honorable Patricia Wald. Washington, D.C.
- Tatel, David S. (January 19, 2004). Macalester College Graduation Ceremony Speech. St. Paul, MN
- Tatel, David S., "Madison Lecture: Judicial Methodology, Southern School Desegregation, and the Rule of Law, 79 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1071 (2004).
- Tatel, David S. (October 27, 2006). “Remarks on the Occasion of the Portrait Hanging Ceremony for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams”. Washington, D.C.
- Tatel, David S. (November 15, 2008). Remarks of David S. Tatel. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Tatel, David S. (January 17, 2009). Litigation and Integration Then and Now. Delivered at Passing the Torch: the Past, Present, and Future of Interdistrict School Desegregation, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
- Tatel, David S. (December 8, 2009). Remarks on the Occasion of the Portrait Hanging Ceremony for the Honorable James Robertson. Washington, D.C.
- Tatel, David S. (April 23, 2012). Habeas Corpus: Remarks of Judge David S. Tatel. Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.
- Tatel, David S. (April 5, 2013). Remarks on the Occasion of the Portrait Hanging Ceremony for the Honorable David B. Sentelle. Washington, D.C.
- Tatel, David S. (November 15, 2013). Remarks of David S. Tatel. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
See also
References
- ^ "Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities".
- ^ Pierre-Canel, Christian (29 November 2022). "A Student of Adversity". Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit - David S. Tatel". www.cadc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ISBN 978-0-313-35706-0.
- ^ a b c David S. Tatel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "DC Circuit Judge David Tatel to Take Senior Status, Handing Biden 2nd Vacancy". law.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Goudsward, Andrew (June 28, 2023). "Retiring US appeals court judge returns to law firm Hogan Lovells". Reuters. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel to Return to Hogan Lovells". Bloomberg Law. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Foreign Relations Law" (PDF). harvardlawreview.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ de Csepel v. Republic of Hungary, 859 F.3d 1094 (D.C. Cir. 2017).
- ^ "Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, No. 19-5142 (D.C. Cir. 2019)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Trump v. Mazars appeal, U.S. Supreme Court (decided July 9, 2020, No. 19-715), casetext.com; accessed July 19, 2020.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit - David S. Tatel". www.cadc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ Slavin, Barbara (July 28, 1994). "A Judge of Character". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Marimow, Ann E. (8 July 2021). "Judge David Tatel's lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
- David S. Tatel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- White House press release announcing Tatel's nomination
- Official D.C. Circuit Biography
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Finding aid to the David S. Tatel papers at the Library of Congress