Patricia Minaldi
| Patricia Minaldi | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Lake Charles, LA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 05/09/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | James Trimble |
| Past post: | 14th Judicial District, Judge |
| Past term: | 1996 - 2003 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1959 |
| Home State: | Somerville, MA |
| Bachelors: | Wesleyan U., B.A., 1980 |
| Law School: | Tulane Law, J.D., 1983 |
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Patricia Minaldi is an Article III federal judge for 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.
Early life and education
Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Minaldi graduated from Wesleyan University with her Bachelor's Degree in 1980 and later from Tulane University School of Law with her Juris Doctor degree in 1983.[1]
Professional career
Minaldi was an Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish from 1983 to 1986 and also served as a Assistant District Attorney for Calcasieu Parish from 1986 to 1996. In 1996, Minaldi was appointed Circuit Court Judge in the 14th Judicial District Court of Louisiana where she served from 1996 to 2003. [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Louisiana
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 as Trimble assumed senior status. Minaldi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 6, 2003 on a Senate vote and received commission on May 9, 2003.[2]
Notable cases
9/11 Anthrax case
| United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana *USA v. Long 6:02-cr-60029-PM-KK |
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| Judge Minaldi on September 2, 2009, dismissed a request from federal prosecutors to re-try Stephen Michael Long on charges on making threats with weapons of mass destruction after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed his conviction in April of 2009.[3] In 2004, Long was convicted of mailing threats using anthrax and was sentenced to 30 years in prison before the Fifth Circuit reversed his conviction. [3] |
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Trimble |
Western District of Louisiana 2003–Current Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dee Drell • Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • Maurice Hicks • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Tom Stagg • Donald Walter • James Trimble • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Kirk • C. Michael Hill • Kathleen Kay • Karen Hayes • Mark Hornsby • Patrick Hanna • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • Earl Veron • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • | ||
