Kyle Dudek | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| Assumed office September 11, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Charlene Edwards Honeywell |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | |
| In office July 1,2022 –September 11,2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kyle Christopher Dudek 1985 (age 39–40) Syracuse,New York,U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Antonin Scalia Law School (JD) |
Kyle Christopher Dudek (born 1985) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Dudek was born in 1985 in Syracuse,New York. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, magna cum laude in 2007,and Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law (now known as Antonin Scalia Law School),magna cum laude in 2010. [2] [3]
After graduating law school,Dudek was a law clerk for Judge Jonathan C. Thatcher of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia from 2010 to 2011. He also served as a law clerk to Judge James C. Cacheris of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2013 to 2014 and for Judge G. Steven Agee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2014 to 2016. [2] He was formerly a shareholder at the law firm of Henderson Franklin Starnes &Holt,P.A.,in Fort Myers. [4] He also served as an adjunct professor at Ave Maria School of Law,where he teaches a class focusing on civil rights litigation.[ citation needed ]
Dudek was appointed as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on July 1,2022. [2]
On May 28,2025,President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Dudek to an unspecified seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. [4] On June 16,his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Dudek to the seat vacated by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell,who assumed senior status on December 4,2023. [5] He was confirmed by the Senate 53 - 45 with two abstentions. [6] .
Upon confirmation,Dudek was assigned several open cases,including a securities lawsuit and a derivative action against the retailer Target related to its 2023 Pride collection,on which he previously served as the magistrate judge.