[4][5][6] He graduated from Baylor University in 2001[3] and earned a Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2006.

[7][2] In 2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Patrick to be a judge at the 177th state district court, and Patrick was elected to the position in 2012,[8] though he lost the seat in 2016 in an election sweep by Democrats after winning a four-year term in November 2012.

[2] Patrick swore-in his father as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas at his inauguration ceremonies in 2015 and 2023.

[4][13] The United States Senate confirmed Patrick by voice vote on December 20, 2017.

[20][21][22] On March 22, 2021, Patrick joined the Houston office of international law firm Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in their white collar and government investigations practice.