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Schiltz, Patrick Joseph
Born 1960 in Duluth, MN
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Nominated by George W. Bush on December 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by Richard H. Kyle. Confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2006, and received commission on April 28, 2006. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
College of St. Scholastica, B.A., 1981
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1985
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Nominated by George W. Bush on December 14, 2005, to a seat vacated by Richard H. Kyle. Confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2006, and received commission on April 28, 2006. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
College of St. Scholastica, B.A., 1981
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1985
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1985-1986
Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1986-1987
Private practice, Minnesota, 1987-1995
Associate professor of law, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1995-2000
University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2000-2006; associate dean, 2000-2003; law professor, 2003-2006