D.C. Circuit’s David Tatel Pairs Judging, Blindness in Memoir

Retired D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel’s guide dog Vixen spends an hour-long interview sitting quietly under the table at a coffee shop in Washington’s NoMa neighborhood as cars blasting music and tourists rolling suitcases pass by her—aside from one brief outburst over a Shih Tzu on a walk.

The German Shepherd with a pink collar has spent five years with Tatel. He credits her with changing his life, from his views on the bond a human can share with an animal to his ability to take walks without another person present. She aptly graces the cover of Tatel’s book, “Vision: ...