Judge Patrick J. Schiltz: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Department - Courtroom 15

Appointed By: Pres. Barack H. Obama, II

Biography

The Hon. Patrick J. Schiltz is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He was nominated to the bench by former President George W. Bush on December 14, 2005, filling a seat vacated by the Hon. Richard H. Kyle. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2006.

Prior to his appointment, Schiltz worked for the University of St. Thomas School of Law, holding positions as an associate dean (2000 to 2003) and a professor of law (2003 to 2006). Before that, he was an associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School (1995 to 2000).

Schiltz earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of St. Scholastica in 1981. He then completed a J.D. at Harvard Law School in 1985. As a law student, he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

He is licensed to practice in Minnesota (1985).

After graduating from law school, Schiltz began his legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Antonin Scalia of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He served in that capacity until 1986, at which time he began a new clerkship with Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States. Then, in 1987, he entered into private practice at Faegre & Benson in Minnesota, where he represented the National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in antitrust and contract law; the Star Tribune in libel litigation; and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in tort and employment matters.

He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

About

Patrick J. Schiltz
Current Appointment U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Department - Courtroom 15	U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Department - Courtroom 15
Education J.D., Harvard Law School - 1985 B.A., College of St. Scholastica - 1981	J.D., Harvard Law School - 1985 B.A., College of St. Scholastica - 1981
Official Website www.mnd.uscourts.gov	www.mnd.uscourts.gov

Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:	MN - U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerk phone:	+1 (612) 664-5480
Chambers Fax:	+1 (612) 664-5487

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Judicial Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	Washington, D.C.
Judicial Law Clerk	Supreme Court of the United States	Washington, D.C.
Associate Professor of Law	Notre Dame Law School	St. Joseph County, Indiana
Associate Dean	University of St. Thomas School of Law	Hennepin County, Minnesota
Associate	Faegre & Benson	Hennepin County, Minnesota
Professor of Law	University of St. Thomas School of Law	Hennepin County, Minnesota
Judge	United States District Court for the District of Minnesota	Hennepin County, Minnesota