Patrick Joseph Schiltz (born 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2022 as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He was appointed to the Minnesota federal district court in 2006 by President George W. Bush. Before becoming a federal judge, Schiltz was a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and the University of Notre Dame.
Patrick Joseph Schiltz
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Born 1960 in Duluth, MN
FJC ID: 3109
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 6/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
Minnesota District Court · 2006–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- University of St. Thomas School of Law2000–2006
- ↳associate dean · 2000–2003
- ↳law professor · 2003–2006
Associate professor of law · 1995–2000- Private practice, Minnesota1987–1995
Law clerk , Hon. Antonin Scalia · 1986–1987
Law clerk , Hon. Antonin Scalia · 1985–1986
Appointments
2006–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1985- College of St. ScholasticaB.A. · 1981