John F. Dean (born 1946 in Washington D.C.) is a former special trial judge of the United States Tax Court.
Dean has the distinction of being the first African-American judicial officer appointed to the court.
He attended Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America, earning his J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Howard University, 1999 to present; Vice Chair, Judicial Counsel of the Washington Bar Association, 2002–2003.
Dean was appointed as a Special Trial Judge, United States Tax Court, on August 7, 1994, and retired in July 2014.