Richard H. Kyle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
May 31, 2005 – June 22, 2021
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
May 13, 1992 – May 31, 2005
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRobert G. Renner
Succeeded byPatrick J. Schiltz
Personal details
Born
Richard House Kyle

(1937-04-30)April 30, 1937
St. Paul, Minnesota
DiedJune 22, 2021(2021-06-22) (aged 84)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BA, LLB)

Richard House Kyle (April 30, 1937 – June 22, 2021)[1] was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education and career

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kyle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1959 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1962. He was a law clerk for Judge Edward Devitt of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota from 1962 to 1963. He was a state solicitor general in the Office of the Minnesota State Attorney General from 1968 to 1970. He was in private practice in St. Paul from 1963 to 1992.[2]

District court service

On March 20, 1992, Kyle was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Robert G. Renner. Kyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 12, 1992, and received his commission on May 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2005 and was succeeded by Patrick J. Schiltz.[2] Kyle died on June 22, 2021, aged 84.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Judge Richard H. Kyle - United States District Court - District of Minnesota". www.mnd.uscourts.gov.
  2. 1 2 "Kyle, Richard House - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ↑ "Obituary for Richard Kyle Sr". O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral and Cremation Services. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ↑ Furst, Randy (June 24, 2021). "Former U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kyle, who presided over major cases over 25 years, dies". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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