John Edward Dowdell (born January 22, 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

John Edward Dowdell
Oklahoma Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Born 1955 in Tulsa, OK
FJC ID: 3449
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma1983–2012
Law clerk , Hon. William J. Holloway · 1981–1983
Appointments
2012–2021 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1981- Wake Forest UniversityB.A. · 1978