Patrick D. McAnany (born November 18, 1943, Sweetwater, Texas) was a former judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
He then attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1968 and his Master of Laws in business litigation in 1971.
Judge McAnany began his legal career with the law firm Miller & O'Laughlin.
He then worked in the office of the general counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation.
In 1973, he joined the firm McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, practicing general civil and business litigation.