Patrick Schiltz

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Patrick Schiltz
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Title:   Judge
Position:   Seat #6
Service:
Appointed by:   George W. Bush
Active:   4/28/2006 - Present
Preceded by:   Richard Kyle
Personal History
Born:   1960
Home State:   Duluth, MN
Bachelors:   College of St. Scholastica, B.A., 1981
Law School:   Harvard Law School, J.D., 1985

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Patrick Schlitz is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of Minnesota, Schiltz graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with his Bachelor's Degree in 1981 and later graduated from Harvard Law School in 1985[1].

Professional career

Schiltz started his legal career for current Supreme Court and former Federal Appeals judge Antonin Scalia in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1986 and in the Supreme Court of the United States when Scalia was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 till 1987. From 1987 to 1995, Schlitz was engaged in private practice until he was appointed as an Associate Law Professor at the Notre Dame School of Law from 1995 to 2000. Then in 2000, Schlitz moved back to Minnesota to teach at the College of St. Thomas Law School as an Associate Dean from 2000 to 2003 and as a full fledged law professor from 2003 till he was appointed to the Federal Bench in 2006[1].

Judicial career

District of Minnesota

On the recommendation of Senator Norm Coleman, Schiltz was nominated by George W. Bush on December 14, 2005 to a seat vacated by Richard Kyle as Kyle went on senior status. Schiltz was confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2006 on a majority voice vote[2] and received commission on April 28, 2006[1].

Notable cases

Child porn restitution

  United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
     *USA v. Buchanan 0:09-cr-00045-PJS-RLE
On January 4, 2010, Judge Schlitz issued an order on why restitution for damages was not asked for by federal prosecutors in the case of Brandon Anthony Buchanan of St. Paul, who was convicted on possession of child pornography. The judge also criticized the District of Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office for not taking a stand in demanding restitution from those convicted of child pornography offenses. Prosecutors were given until January 29, 2010 to respond to the judge's order on why restitution was not required. In his ruling, the judge said: "the Court will no longer accept silence"[3].



In early April, 2010, it was announced that an agreement was reached by all parties for Buchanan to pay $1,000 in restitution to his victim, knowing as "Amy".[4]


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Preceded by:
Richard Kyle
District of Minnesota
2006–Current
Seat #6
Succeeded by:
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