Judge David S. Tatel was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in October 1994. Judge Tatel earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of Chicago. Among other things, he has served as Director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare during the Carter Administration. After returning to private practice at Hogan & Hartson in 1979, Judge Tatel founded and headed the firm’s education practice until his appointment by President Clinton to the D.C. Circuit.

Judge Tatel currently co-chairs the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Science, Technology and Law, and he is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Please note that Judge Tatel has requested attendees wear a mask. For those who are unable to mask, he kindly requests sitting at a distance. We encourage everyone attending to read the following article on Judge Tatel from the Washington Post. Box lunches provided after the event.

This convening is open to all invitees regardless of vaccination status and, because of ongoing health risks to the unvaccinated, those who are unvaccinated are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures advised by public health officials (masking and social distancing, etc.). Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

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