Patrick J. Schiltz
Patrick J. Schiltz | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Tunheim |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard H. Kyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Joseph Schiltz 1960 (age 65–66) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | College 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.