--- title: "Patricia Head Minaldi | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-head-minaldi-2267" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Patricia Head Minaldi U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, W.D. Louisiana, 2003-present - court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · role: Senior Judge (Inactive - Certified Disability) · start date: 2017-07-31 · end date: 2018-12-01 · notes: Assumed inactive senior status due to certified disability; died Dec 1 2018 - court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · role: District Judge · start date: 2003-05-09 · end date: 2017-07-31 · notes: Nominated by President George W. Bush Jan 15 2003, confirmed May 6 2003, commission May 9 2003; seat vacated by James Travis Trimble Jr - 2003–2017: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, appointed by President George W. Bush on January 15, 2003, confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2003 - Judge, Louisiana District Court, Fourteenth Judicial District, 1996-2003 - court: 14th Judicial District Court, Louisiana · role: Judge · start date: 1996 · end date: 2003 · notes: First female judge for the district; elected 1996 - Assistant district attorney, Calcasieu Parish, LA, 1986-1996 - Assistant District Attorney — Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 1986 · end year: 1996 - Assistant district attorney, Orleans Parish, LA, 1983-1986 - Assistant District Attorney — Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office / City of New Orleans · start year: 1983 · end year: 1986 ### Education - Tulane University of Louisiana — J.D. (1983) - Tulane University School of Law — Law — J.D. (1983) ### Additional information - Born September 12, 1958 in Somerville, Massachusetts, to John and Florence Head, Minaldi graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in 1980 - Date of birth: 1959-01-01 - Birth place: Somerville, MA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence Scope: statewide Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes. Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### broadcast recording photography Scope: statewide Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies. Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel. Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2267/patricia-head-minaldi/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2267/patricia-head-minaldi/) - [U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2267/patricia-head-minaldi/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2267/patricia-head-minaldi/) - [Minaldi, Patricia Head | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/minaldi-patricia-head) - [Wikidata: Patricia Head Minaldi](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7145624) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-head-minaldi-2267) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.fjc.gov/node/2267) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Head_Minaldi) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/judge-patricia-minaldi-obituary?pid=190896716) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2267/patricia-head-minaldi/) - [Minaldi, Patricia Head | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/minaldi-patricia-head) - [Wikidata: Patricia Head Minaldi](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7145624) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-head-minaldi-2267", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-head-minaldi-2267", "name": "Patricia Head Minaldi | KnowJudges", "description": "Patricia Head Minaldi, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. 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