Patricia Minaldi

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Patricia Minaldi

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Education

Bachelor's

Wesleyan University, 1980

Law

Tulane Law School, 1983

Personal
Birthplace
Somerville, Mass.

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Patricia Head Minaldi was a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George 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 in Somerville, Massachusetts, Minaldi graduated from Wesleyan University with her bachelor's degree in 1980 and from Tulane University School of Law with her J.D. in 1983.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Western District of Louisiana

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Nominee Information
Name: Patricia Head Minaldi
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Progress
Confirmed 111 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: January 15, 2003
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: April 1, 2003
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: May 1, 2003 
ApprovedAConfirmed: May 6, 2003
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Minaldi was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana by President George W. Bush on January 15, 2003, to a seat vacated by James Trimble. The American Bar Association rated Minaldi Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Minaldi's nomination were held before the Senate 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 the U.S. Senate on May 6, 2003, and she received her commission on May 9, 2003. Minaldi elected to take senior status due to a certified disability effective July 31, 2017. She died on December 1, 2018.[1][2][3][4]

Noteworthy cases

9/11 Anthrax case (2009)
See also: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (USA v. Long, 6:02-cr-60029-PM-KK)

On September 2, 2009, Judge Minaldi dismissed a request from federal prosecutors to re-try Stephen Michael Long on charges of making threats with weapons of mass destruction after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed his conviction in April of 2009. In 2004, Long was convicted of mailing threats using anthrax, and was sentenced to thirty years in prison before the Fifth Circuit reversed his conviction.[5]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Patricia Head Minaldi," accessed August 30, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Seattle Times, "AP NewsBreak: Judge retires after leave for alcoholism care," August 1, 2017
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 196 — Patricia Head Minaldi — The Judiciary," accessed August 3, 2017
  4. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 108th Congress," accessed August 3, 2017
  5. ↑ Tri-Parish Times, "Federal judge dismisses threat case," September 3, 2009
Political offices
Preceded by:
James Trimble 		Western District of Louisiana
2003–2017
Seat #2 		Succeeded by:
James Cain, Jr.



Louisiana courts

Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana

State courts:

Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts

State resources:

Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana

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