The Hon. Michelle Castillo Dowler is a judge for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in New Mexico. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Susana Martinez in 2013.
Prior to her appointment, Castillo Dowler was an assistant county attorney for the Bernalillo County Attorney’s Office. Before that, she spent time as an assistant district attorney in Bernalillo County and Doña Ana County.
Castillo Dowler earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of New Mexico in 1995. She also completed a J.D. at the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1998.
She is registered as a Republican.