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Patrick Joseph Schiltz
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Senior status since July 1, 2026.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- December 14, 2005
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 1, 2006
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 30, 2006
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- April 26, 2006
- Commissioned
- April 28, 2006
- Senior status
- Since July 1, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1960, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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