Patrick Sweeten at a glance
- Current role
- Business Court Judge (Seat 3B)
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends August 31, 2028
Patrick Sweeten
Business Court Judge (Seat 3B) · Third Business Court Division
Biography
Professional career
- Deputy Attorney General for Special Litigation and Chief of the Special Litigation Unit for the Texas Attorney General’s Office
- Private Practice: Associate and shareholder for nearly a decade at Delano Law Offices, L.L.C. in Springfield, Illinois
Education
- St. Mary’s University School of Law — J.D. (1996)
- B.A. — University of Texas at Austin
Additional information
- Appointed by: Governor Greg Abbott, effective September 1, 2024
- Led Texas in defense of 2014, 2017, and 2022 redistricting litigation, and in 2018 defended the state against challenges to its century-old method of electing Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals judges.
- Successfully defended Texas in about ten federal lawsuits challenging election laws before the 2020 election.
- Built a new division, oversaw more than a dozen large trial teams, and secured over $250 million in settlements and recoveries.
- Patrick K. Sweeten is an appointed judge of the Texas Business Court’s Third Division in Austin, with over 27 years of experience in federal and state litigation, including high-profile election, securities, and complex commercial cases.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Business Court Rule 354(a) — pleading requirements
Third Business Court Division; Texas Business Court
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Texas Judicial Branch, Business Court Divisions official judicial roster
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