Richard H. Kyle

Richard House Kyle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office May 31, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office May 13, 1992 – May 31, 2005
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert G. Renner
Succeeded by	Patrick J. Schiltz
Personal details
Born	(1937-04-30) April 30, 1937 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Minnesota B.A. University of Minnesota Law School LL.B.
Profession	Judge

Richard House Kyle (born April 30, 1937) is a Senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Biography

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kyle received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1959 and an LL.B. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1962. He was a law clerk, Hon. Edward J. Devitt, U.S. District Court, 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, Minnesota from 1963 to 1992.

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 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.

References

• Richard H. Kyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Robert G. Renner	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1992–2005	Succeeded by Patrick J. Schiltz