Joshua Minkler is an American attorney who is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg.

He served as interim U.S. Attorney for the same district from June 2015 until September 2017, when he was confirmed for the position by the United States Senate.

Minkler graduated from Wabash College in 1985 and Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1988.

[2][3] In 2017, after the U.S. Attorney in Kentucky recused himself, Minkler took over the prosecution of Renee Boucher in the assault case where Boucher was alleged to have attacked Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

He subsequently joined a private law firm, becoming a partner at Barnes & Thornburg.