Patricia Minaldi

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Years in office: 2017 - 2018

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Years in office: 2003 - 2017

Education

Bachelor's

Wesleyan University, 1980

Law

Tulane Law School, 1983

Personal

Birthplace

Somerville, MA

Patricia Head Minaldi was a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush (R). Minaldi retired from judicial service due to a certified disability effective July 31, 2017. Minaldi died December 1, 2018.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Born inSomerville, Massachusetts, Minaldi graduated from Wesleyan University with her bachelor's degree in 1980 and from Tulane University School of Law with herJ.D. in 1983.^[1]

Professional career

• 2003-2017: Judge,United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• 1996-2003: Judge,14th Judicial District Court of Louisiana
• 1986-1996: Assistant district attorney,Calcasieu Parish
• 1983-1986: Assistant district attorney,Orleans Parish^[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Louisiana

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Patricia Head Minaldi
Court:United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Progress
Confirmed 111 days after nomination.
ANominated: January 15, 2003
AABA Rating:Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: April 1, 2003
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: May 1, 2003
AConfirmed: May 6, 2003
AVote: Voice vote

Minaldi was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana by PresidentGeorge W. Bush on January 15, 2003, to a seat vacated byJames Trimble. TheAmerican Bar Association rated MinaldiUnanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Minaldi's nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on April 1, 2003, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on May 1, 2003. Minaldi was confirmed on a voice vote of theU.S. Senate on May 6, 2003, and she received her commission on May 9, 2003. Minaldi elected to takesenior status due to a certified disability effective July 31, 2017. She died on December 1, 2018.^[1][2][3][4]

Noteworthy cases

See also

• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

External links

• Judge Minaldi's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Active judges	•  Maurice Hicks  •  Robert Summerhays  •  Terry A. Doughty  •  James Cain, Jr.  •  David Joseph  •  Jerry Edwards Jr.  •  Alexander Van Hook
Senior judges	Tucker Melancon  •  Donald Walter (Louisiana)  •  Dee Drell  •  James Trimble  •  Robert James  •  Elizabeth Erny Foote  •
Magistrate judges	Mark Hornsby  •  Joseph H.L. Perez-Montes  •  Carol B. Whitehurst  •  Kayla McClusky  •
Former Article III judges	Patricia Minaldi  •  Richard Haik  •  Rebecca Doherty  •  John Dick  •  Thomas Bolling Robertson  •  Samuel Hadden Harper  •  Philip Kissick Lawrence  •  Theodore Howard McCaleb  •  Henry Boyce  •  Alexander Boarman  •  John Duhe  •  W. Eugene Davis  •  George Whitfield Jack  •  Tom Stagg  •  Gaston Porterie  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Jr.  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.  •  Edwin Hunter  •  F.A. Little  •  Richard Putnam  •  Nauman Scott  •  John Shaw (Louisiana)  •  Earl Veron  •  Michael Juneau  •
Former Chief judges	Richard Haik  •  Tom Stagg  •  Dee Drell  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Jr.  •  Benjamin Dawkins, Sr.  •  Edwin Hunter  •  F.A. Little  •  Nauman Scott  •  John Shaw (Louisiana)  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGeorge W. Bush
2001	Armijo •Bates •Beistline •Blackburn •Bowdre •Bunning •Bury •Caldwell •Camp •Cassell •Cebull •Clement •Clifton •Crane •Eagan •Engelhardt •Friot •Gibbons •Granade •Gregory •Gritzner •Haddon •Hartz •Heaton •Hicks •Howard •Johnson •Jorgenson •Krieger •Land •Leon •Mahan •Martinez •Martone •McConnell •Melloy •Mills •O'Brien •Parker •Payne •Prost •Reeves •Riley •Robinson •Rogers •Royal •Shedd •B. Smith •L. Smith •Walton •Wooten •Zainey
2002	Africk •Anderson •Autrey •Baylson •Cercone •Chesler •Clark •Collyer •Conner •Conti •Corrigan •Davis •Davis •Dorr •England •Ericksen •Fuller •Gardner •Godbey •Griesbach •Hanen •Hovland •Hudson •Jones •Jordan •Kinkeade •Klausner •Kugler •Leighton •Linares •Moses •Marra •Martinez •Martini •Mays •McVerry •Phillips •Raggi •Reade •Rose •Rufe •Savage •Schwab •Smith •St. Eve •Walter •White •Wolfson
2003	Adams •Altonaga •Bea •Benitez •Bennett •Boyle •Brack •Breen •Browning •Burns •Bybee •Callahan •Campbell •Cardone •Carney •Castel •Chertoff •Cohn •Colloton •Conrad •Coogler •Cook •Cooke •Crone •Der-Yeghiayan •Drell •Duffey •Duncan •Erickson •Feuerstein •Figa •Filip •Fischer •Fisher •Flanagan •Floyd •Frost •Gibson •Greer •Gruender •Guirola •Hall •Hardiman •Hayes •Herrera •Hicks •Holmes •Holwell •Hopkins •Houston •Irizarry •Jones •Junell •Karas •Kravitz •Martinez •McKnight •Minaldi •Montalvo •Mosman •Otero •Pickering •Prado •Pratter •Proctor •Quarles •Robart •Roberts •Robinson •Rodgers •Rodriguez •Sabraw •Sanchez •Saylor •Selna •Sharpe •Simon •Springmann •Stanceu •Steele •Stengel •Suko •Sutton •Sykes •Titus •Townes •Tymkovich •Van Antwerpen •Varlan •Wake •Wesley •White •Woodcock • Yeakel
2004	Alvarez •Benton •Boyko •Covington •Diamond •Harwell •Kelley •Schiavelli •Schneider •Starrett •Watson
2005	Alito •Barrett •Batten •Bianco •Brown •Burgess •Conrad •Cox •Crotty •Delgado-Colon •Dever •DuBose •Griffin •Griffith •Johnston •Kendall •Larson •Ludington •Mattice •McKeague •Neilson •Owen •Pryor •Roberts •Sandoval •Schiltz •Seabright •Smoak •Van Tatenhove •Vitaliano •Watkins •Zouhary
2006	Besosa •Bumb •Chagares •Cogan •Gelpi •Golden •Gordon •Gorsuch •Guilford •Hillman •Holmes •Ikuta •D. Jordan •K. Jordan •Kavanaugh •Miller •Moore •Shepherd •Sheridan •Smith •Whitney •Wigenton
2007	Anderson •Aycock •Bailey •Bryant •Davis •DeGiusti •Dow •Elrod •Fairbank •Fischer •Frizzell •Gutierrez •Hall •Hardiman •Haynes •Howard •Jarvey •Jones •Jonker •Kapala •Kays •Laplante •Limbaugh •Lioi •Livingston •Maloney •Mauskopf •Mendez •Miller •Neff •O'Connor •O'Grady •O'Neill •Osteen •Ozerden •Reidinger •Sammartino •Schroeder •Settle •Smith •Snow •Southwick •Suddaby •Sullivan •Thapar •Tinder •Van Bokkelen •Wood •Wright •Wu
2008	Agee •Anello •Arguello •Brimmer •Gardephe •Goldberg •Jones •Kethledge •Lawrence •Matsumoto •Melgren •Murphy •Scriven •Seibel •Slomsky •Trenga •Waddoups •White