A Utah judge has set the trial of Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, to begin with jury selection on June 21, 2028 — nearly three years after Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Utah Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. announced the date on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Provo, reserving 105 court days for the trial and ordering monthly pretrial conferences. Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and six other charges, and he faces the death penalty if convicted. He is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty.

The date landed between three very different requests. Robinson’s defense team asked to put the trial off until the fall of 2029, saying they need the time to work through an overwhelming amount of evidence. Prosecutors said they could be ready by October 4, 2027, but preferred January 2028, so the trial — expected to run about 17 weeks — would not have to break for the holidays. Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, asked through her attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, for the earliest practicable date in 2027, no later than October 4, 2027; Neiman argued that “each hearing induces anxiety, pain and mourning” for the widow and the couple’s two young children. Judge Graf said he weighed Robinson’s right to time to prepare for a lengthy and serious trial against the Kirk family’s right to a speedy resolution.

The Kirk family answered the ruling with grief. In a statement posted by Erika Kirk, the family said: “Today’s decision to delay the trial of the man accused of murdering our beloved Charlie until at least June 2028, is deeply disappointing. While nothing will restore the time we have lost with Charlie, every additional day without justice prolongs our family’s pain and forces us to wait even longer for accountability.”

Kirk, 31, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Robinson turned himself in to authorities the day after the shooting.