Federal judge who surrendered cases takes medical leave
Source: Associated Press
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Updated 5:06 pm, Thursday, January 26, 2017
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A federal judge in Louisiana who has been mysteriously pulled off or surrendered a string of cases over the past year is now taking medical leave, an official said Thursday.
Tony Moore, clerk of court for the Western District of Louisiana, confirmed that U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi has taken medical leave and asked the chief judge to reassign cases assigned to her.
It's unclear when Minaldi began her leave or how long it could last; Moore said he couldn't provide any additional information.
The news shed some light on unusual happenings in her courtroom.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Federal-judge-who-surrendered-cases-takes-medical-10886363.php
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Judge Patricia Minaldi
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Patricia Head Minaldi (born 1959) is a District 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[edit]
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 a Juris Doctor degree in 1983.
Legal career[edit]
Following law school graduation, Minaldi was an Assistant district attorney of New Orleans from 1983 to 1986. She was an Assistant district attorney of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana from 1986 to 1996. She was a judge on the 14th Judicial District Court, Louisiana from 1996 to 2003.
Federal judicial career[edit]
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 Judge James Trimble as Trimble reached senior status. Minaldi was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2003 on a Senate vote and received her commission on May 9, 2003.
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