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Patricia Head Minaldi ’80

Patricia Head Minaldi '80 was appointed federal district judge in the western district of Louisiana in June. Previously she served for six years as a state district judge in the 14th judicial district court in Lake Charles, the first woman to hold that seat. A cum laude history major at Wesleyan, she graduated from Tulane Law School and began her career as a prosecutor in Orleans Parish of Louisiana before moving to the Calcasieu parish, where she spent 11 years as an assistant district attorney. She was also the first woman to serve as president of the Louisiana District Judges Association.
Patricia Head Minaldi ’80 was appointed federal district judge in the western district of Louisiana in June. Previously she served for six years as a state district judge in the 14th judicial district court in Lake Charles, the first woman to hold that seat. A cum laude history major at Wesleyan, she graduated from Tulane Law School and began her career as a prosecutor in Orleans Parish of Louisiana before moving to the Calcasieu parish, where she spent 11 years as an assistant district attorney. She was also the first woman to serve as president of the Louisiana District Judges Association.