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Biography
Introduction
John Alfred Dowsett AM was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
Justice Dowsett was appointed to the Federal Court on 14 September 1998,.Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court he served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland from 1985.
Before his appointment to the Supreme Court of Queensland, Justice Dowsett practised as a barrister in Queensland.He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1984.
Honours
On 11 June 2012, Justice Dowsett was named a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the law and to the judiciary, to professional associations, and to legal education in the area of litigation and dispute resolution."