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# Kyle F. Reardon

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska · U.S. Magistrate Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
- State: Alaska
- Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-10-02

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- U.S. Magistrate Judge for the, appointed in 2021, and in 2026 nominated for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
- Assistant U.S. Attorney: Eastern District of California (2007–2014) District of Alaska (2014–2020), including roles as Deputy Criminal Chief, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator
- Licensed to practice law in Colorado (1999) and California (2007)
- Law clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2005-2006
- Judge Advocate, Trial Counsel, and Command Judge Advocate, United States Army JAG Corps, 1999-2005; honorably discharged as a captain
- Summer law clerk, Armed Forces Recreation Center Europe, 1997-1998
- Summer law clerk, University of Virginia, 1996
- Judicial Clerk: Served for Magistrate Judges Gregory G. Hollows and John H. Moulds in the Eastern District of California

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law — J.D. (1999)
- Economics, magna cum laude — Centre College — B.S. (1993)

### Additional information

- Chief United States Magistrate Judge, from 2025.
- Assistant United States Attorney, 2014-2021.
- Senior Trial Counsel for the 1st Infantry Division in Germany
- Command Judge Advocate for Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart
- He maintains chambers in Anchorage, Alaska District of Alaska | United States District Court.
- Served on Ninth Circuit committees.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### civil remote testimony

Scope: courtwide

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

[Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### criminal recording and broadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.

[Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=85)
- [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=85)
- [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=85)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/40)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/55)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/21-23_MGO_Appointment_MJ_Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/25-08%20MGO%20re%20Kyle%20Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/Bio%20-%209%20Jan%2023.pdf)
- [www.congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/1272/13)
- [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm)
- [www.judiciary.senate.gov](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reardon_sjq1.pdf)
- [cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov](https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/judicial-council/publications/AnnualReport2021.pdf)
- [alaskaworldaffairs.org](https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/not-my-life-human-trafficking-jber/)
- [Kyle Reardon - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kyle_Reardon)
- [Bing search summary: Kyle F. Reardon Alaska judge born 1971](https://www.bing.com/search?q=Kyle%20F.%20Reardon%20alaska%20judge%20born%201971)
- [Biography enrichment source](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reardon_sjq.pdf)
- [Biography enrichment source](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/judges-info)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/55)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/21-23_MGO_Appointment_MJ_Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/25-08%20MGO%20re%20Kyle%20Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/Bio%20-%209%20Jan%2023.pdf)
- [www.congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/1272/13)
- [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm)
- [www.judiciary.senate.gov](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reardon_sjq1.pdf)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=85)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/40)
- [cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov](https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/judicial-council/publications/AnnualReport2021.pdf)
- [alaskaworldaffairs.org](https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/not-my-life-human-trafficking-jber/)
- [Kyle Reardon - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kyle_Reardon)
- [Bing search summary: Kyle F. Reardon Alaska judge born 1971](https://www.bing.com/search?q=Kyle%20F.%20Reardon%20alaska%20judge%20born%201971)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/40)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/40)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/55)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/21-23_MGO_Appointment_MJ_Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/25-08%20MGO%20re%20Kyle%20Reardon.pdf)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/Bio%20-%209%20Jan%2023.pdf)
- [www.congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/1272/13)
- [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm)
- [www.judiciary.senate.gov](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/reardon_sjq1.pdf)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=85)
- [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/node/40)
- [cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov](https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/judicial-council/publications/AnnualReport2021.pdf)
- [alaskaworldaffairs.org](https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/not-my-life-human-trafficking-jber/)
- [Kyle Reardon - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kyle_Reardon)
- [Bing search summary: Kyle F. Reardon Alaska judge born 1971](https://www.bing.com/search?q=Kyle%20F.%20Reardon%20alaska%20judge%20born%201971)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.