John Edward Dowdell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Senior status. Born 1955.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 29, 2012
- Senate vote
- 95 to 0
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2012
- Commissioned
- Dec 12, 2012
- Senior status
- Jun 21, 2021
Education
- B.A., Wake Forest University, 1978
- J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law, 1981
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1981-1983
- Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1983-2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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