Judge, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (ret.), District of Columbia Circuit
Lloyd Cutler Distinguished Visitor - Class of Spring 2024
David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to January 2023. After graduating from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School, he served as the founding director of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and then director of the National Committee. He headed the Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter administration and then founded and led the education practice at Hogan Lovells, where he is now Senior Counsel.
Tatel is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the past, he co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Science, Technology and Law, and chaired the boards of The Spencer Foundation and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Judge Tatel and his wife, Edie, live in Virginia and Washington, D.C. They have four children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
12
Mar
24
Lloyd Cutler Lecture
The Supreme Court vs. the Administrative State
How can and should the US federal government address issues of health, safety, and financial security?
12
Mar
24
The Supreme Court vs. the Administrative State
Since the New Deal, a vast array of federal administrative agencies — the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, just to name a few — have been critical to protecting the health, safety, an ...