Dale R. Cathell (born July 30, 1937) is an American lawyer and jurist from Worcester County, Maryland. From 1998 to 2007 he was a judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland's highest Court.
Cathell was born in Berlin, Maryland and served in the U.S. Air Force before attending the University of Maryland. He earned his law degree from the Mt. Vernon School of Law (now part of the University of Baltimore) in 1967 and was admitted to the bar. He began as a judge in the state court system in 1981.
Judge Cathell has since resigned.