| Patricia Dowling | |
| Office: | Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Term Start: | 1998 |
| Term End: | 2001 |
| Predecessor: | Mary Claire Kennedy |
| Successor: | Marcos Devers |
| Office2: | Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 5th District |
| Term Start2: | 1995 |
| Term End2: | 2001 |
| Successor2: | Mary-Ellen Manning |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Profession: | Judge Mayor Attorney |
Patricia A. Dowling is an American politician and jurist who was a justice of the Ipswich District Court.[1]
Dowling was born on December 10, 1957, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She attended Skidmore College and Suffolk University Law School.[2]
Dowling served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1995 to 2001. Concurrently, from 1998 to 2001 she was Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 2000, she was defeated in her bid for reelection by Mary-Ellen Manning in Democratic primary.
In 2001, Dowling was appointed to the Ipswich District Court and resigned as Mayor. She has since retired.