Patrick J. Schiltz

Patrick J. Schiltz
Official portrait, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
Preceded byJohn R. Tunheim
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
April 28, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRichard H. Kyle
Personal details
BornPatrick Joseph Schiltz
1960 (age 65–66)
EducationCollege of St. Scholastica (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

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.