ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Richard H. Kyle, Jr. as District Court Judge in Minnesota's Second Judicial District. Mr. Kyle will be replacing the Honorable John B. Van de North, who retired earlier this year. Mr. Kyle will be chambered at St. Paul in Ramsey County.

"Richard H. Kyle, Jr. will bring a breadth of legal expertise to the Second Judicial District. His tenure as Minnesota State Bar Association president, experience as a member of a State Supreme Court advisory committee, and experience as a criminal defense lawyer will serve him well," said Governor Mark Dayton. "I thank Mr. Kyle for his commitment to service and the state of Minnesota."

 

Mr. Kyle practices in state and federal court as a shareholder and attorney in Fredrikson and Byron's White Collar and Regulatory Defense, Health Care Fraud and Compliance, and Litigation Groups, where he handles a wide variety of white collar and other serious misdemeanor and felony cases. Previously, he was a solo practitioner and an associate attorney at Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ceresi. Mr. Kyle earned his B.A. from St. Olaf College and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.

 

Mr. Kyle is the Immediate Past President of the Minnesota State Bar Association, currently serves as a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure, and is a former member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board and the board for Call For Justice.

 

Minnesota's Second Judicial District consists of Ramsey County.

 

More information on the Commission on Judicial Selection, as well as vacancies it is currently considering, can be found at http://mn.gov/governor/appointments/judicial-appointments/.

 

A /governor/assets/kyle_richard_tcm1055-114833.jpgheadshot of Mr. Kyle is attached.