Patricia Head Minaldi
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Patricia Head Minaldi was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1983. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1958–2018
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wesleyan 1980 · Tulane Law School 1983
- Succeeded
- James Travis Trimble Jr.
- Succeeded by
- James David Cain Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Western District of Louisiana succeeded James Travis Trimble Jr. | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Wesleyan University | B.A. | 1980 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1983 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Minaldi was assigned 2,363 district-court cases (1964–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 304 days across 2,361 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 163 of Minaldi’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 131 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 18 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Minaldi authored 10 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Cameron Parish School Board v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (12 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cameron Parish School Board v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. | 560 F. Supp. 2d 485 | 12 |
| 2006 | Harrison v. Christus St. Patrick Hospital | 430 F. Supp. 2d 591 | 6 |
| 2008 | Cameron Parish School Board v. RSUI Indemnity Co. | 620 F. Supp. 2d 772 | 5 |
| 2011 | Turner v. OM Financial Life Insurance | 822 F. Supp. 2d 633 | 3 |
| 2008 | United States v. Joiner | 614 F. Supp. 2d 742 | 2 |
| 2003 | Ardoin v. Stine Lumber Co. | 298 F. Supp. 2d 422 | 2 |
| 2006 | Harrison v. Christus St. Patrick Hospital | 432 F. Supp. 2d 648 | 1 |
| 2006 | Empire General Life Assurance Corp. v. Zarate-Swain | 430 F. Supp. 2d 586 | 1 |
| 2011 | Jackson v. GEARBULK, INC. | 761 F. Supp. 2d 411 | 0 |
| 2009 | United States v. Hatton | 624 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Patricia Head Minaldi?
- President George W. Bush appointed Patricia Head Minaldi to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 2003.
- Was Patricia Head Minaldi appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Patricia Head Minaldi was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Patricia Head Minaldi's confirmation vote?
- Patricia Head Minaldi was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Patricia Head Minaldi on?
- Patricia Head Minaldi was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).