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	Richard House Kyle (1937-04-30) April 30, 1937 St. Paul, Minnesota
Education	University of Minnesota (B.A.) University of Minnesota Law School (LL.B.)

Richard House Kyle (born April 30, 1937)^[1] is a Senior 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]

References

Sources

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