Dale Alan Drozd (born January 21, 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California and former Chief United States Magistrate Judge of the same court. On January 7, 2015, President Obama nominated Drozd to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, to the seat vacated by Anthony W. Ishii who took senior status on October 31, 2012. He received his judicial commission on November 2, 2015.