Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Utah (U.S.) The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial in the summer of 2028, a Utah judge ruled on Monday (November 9, 2026). Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with Robinson facing potential death penalty storyline 1 Attorneys for defendant Tyler Robinson, 23, proposed a trial starting in 2029.

But District Judge Tony Graf faced pressure from Kirk's family and supporters, including President Donald Trump, to speed up court proceedings that already have lasted more than a year. Charlie Kirk and the indignity of digital immortality storyline 1 Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in the killing of Kirk, 31, as the activist spoke to several thousand people at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.

Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted. The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the conditionality of empathy storyline 1 District Judge Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028.