Bridgid E. Dowdal at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Bridgid E. Dowdal
Biography
Professional career
- Employment: Assistant Dean, William Mitchell College of Law
- Employment: Dowdal & Dowdal, LLC (General practice with father)
- Employment: Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Justice Sandra Gardebring
- Employment: Assistant United States Attorney, District of Minnesota
- Employment: Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Employment: Trial Attorney, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice
- Judicial Law Clerk to Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sandra S. Gardebring
- Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Position: Judge, 10th Judicial District Court, Chisago County, Minnesota
- Dowdal has also taught as an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law and the University of Minnesota Law School
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School — J.D.
- Boston University — B.S.
Additional information
- Expiration of current term is in January 2031.
- Elected in 2018 and 2024.
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed April 20, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton.
- 10th Judicial District Equal Justice Committee
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules.
No recording or broadcasting of any remote proceeding is authorized other than as provided by court rules.Remote Hearing Information ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Minnesota court guidance cites Rule 4 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and says pictures or voice recordings are not allowed except the official court record.
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Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Remote Hearing Information
Minnesota Tenth Judicial District Court
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Minnesota Tenth Judicial District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Biography sources checked August 3, 2026.
Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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