Douglas C. Bayley at a glance
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Douglas C. Bayley
Biography
Professional career
- Douglas C. Bayley is a judge of Minnesota’s First Judicial District Court, appointed in 2016 and re‐elected in 2018 and 2024, with a term expiring January 2031
- Past Employment: First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office
- Past Employment: Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office
Education
- University of Minnesota — J.D. (2004)
- Carleton College — B.A. (1986)
Additional information
- Appointed/Elected: Appointed July 20, 2016, by Governor Mark Dayton.
- Appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton on July 20, 2016 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Thomas W. Bibus.
- Red Wing, MN; 2005 - 2016
- Northfield, MN; 2004-2005
- Minneapolis, MN; 2002-2003
- Kathmandu, Nepal, Kampala, Uganda, and Washington, DC; 1992-2000
- M.A. — Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies — 1991
- Assistant Public Defender
- Past Employment: Lundblad, Fossum & Zrimsek L.L.P.
- Contract Attorney
- Past Employment: U.S. Department of State
- Foreign Service Officer
- Current term expires Jan.
- First Judicial District Court of Minnesota, which covers Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, and Sibley counties.
- Bayley is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and has served on the boards of the Red Wing Family YMCA, The Anderson Center at Tower View, and the Hedin‐Hartnagel Memorial Fund
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.
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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
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Minnesota First Judicial District Court
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Minnesota First 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.
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