Jury selection in the trial of Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is scheduled to begin in June 2028. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and six additional charges.
Tyler Robinson faces aggravated murder charges
During a November 9 hearing streamed by Court TV, Judge Tony Graf scheduled jury selection for June 21, 2028. He also explained why the proceedings would begin nearly two years later.
Graf explained, “This trial setting and case management order’s intent is to ensure that the constitutional rights of Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Kirk are upheld at every junction.” He added, “Each party is treated with the dignity and respect they are due, as they are human beings, and that the Sixth Amendment right is protected.”
Robinson’s attorneys requested a trial date in late 2029, while prosecutors proposed January 2028. Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, opposed the defense’s proposed timeline and urged the court to begin proceedings in 2027.
In a court filing, Erika’s attorney argued, as previously reported, “Every additional day of delay carries the weight of all that Charlie’s murder has taken from his family, especially his two young children who were just three and one year old when their father was murdered and would be seven and five years old by the time a verdict is handed down under the Defense’s proposed schedule.”
Kirk was fatally shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. During a five-day preliminary hearing in July, prosecutors presented evidence against Robinson, including DNA findings they said connected him to a rifle and other items recovered near the scene. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if Robinson is convicted.
