John Edward Dowdell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Jurisdiction
- Oklahoma · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 12, 2012–present
John Edward Dowdell
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Tulsa, OK, 1983-2012
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1981-1983
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Oklahoma, 2012-present
Education
- Wake Forest University · B.A., 1978
- University of Tulsa
- Bishop Kelley High School
Personal record
Born 1955 · Tulsa, OK
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Public Wi-fi Guidelines . Courtroom Technology . The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma has technology available for use by counsel in all courtrooms.Court Technology | Northern District of Oklahoma | United States District Court ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Touch Screen Monitors: The witness box and the VEPS cart have monitors with touch annotation capabilities. Images viewed on each monitor are identical to the images appearing on all other evidence presentation monitors throughout the courtroom. • VEPS Cart Location: The LCD touch monitor on the VEPS cart acts as a control screen and video…Court_Technology_Courtroom_Video.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394076CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/908/john-edward-dowdell/Court Technology | Northern District of Oklahoma | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.oknd.uscourts.gov/Court%20TechnologyCourt_Technology_Courtroom_Video.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://oknd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oknd/CourtTechnology/Court_Technology_Courtroom_Video.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts