Richard House Kyle (April 30, 1937 – June 22, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 52/year
Minnesota District Court · 1992–2021
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota1963–1992
State of MinnesotaSolicitor general · 1968–1970
Law clerk , Hon. Edward J. Devitt · 1962–1963
Appointments
- 1992–2021 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1962- University of MinnesotaB.A. · 1959