John Alfred Dowsett AM KC is a former 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 1982.