--- title: "Douglas C. Bayley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-c-bayley-judge-first-judicial-district-mn" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Douglas C. Bayley Minnesota First Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Minnesota First Judicial District Court - State: Minnesota - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing recording Scope: statewide Minnesota Judicial Branch remote-hearing guidance says recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not authorized except as provided by court rules. Evidence excerpt: No recording or broadcasting of any remote proceeding is authorized other than as provided by court rules. [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### camera audio recording devices Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: According to Rule 4 of the MN Rules of General Practice for the District Courts, no pictures or voice recordings [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/douglas-c.-bayley) - [Official roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/douglas-c.-bayley) - [Minnesota Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/douglas-c.-bayley) - [Remote Hearing Information](https://mncourts.gov/remote-hearings) - [Security & Weapons Screening - Going to Court](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening) - [Judge Douglas C. Bayley](https://mncourts.gov/about-the-courts/judicialdirectory/active-judicial-officers/01-district/douglas-c.-bayley) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-c-bayley-judge-first-judicial-district-mn", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-c-bayley-judge-first-judicial-district-mn", "name": "Douglas C. Bayley | KnowJudges", "description": "Douglas C. Bayley, Minnesota First Judicial District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-03", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-c-bayley-judge-first-judicial-district-mn#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/douglas-c-bayley-judge-first-judicial-district-mn#judge", "name": "Douglas C. 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[Official source](https://mncourts.gov/find-courts/hennepin/going-to-court/security-weapons-screening). Collected 2026-07-26.