In 2014, he was elected to serve as Chancellor in Chancery Court Part II in Shelby County, Tennessee.
He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award at graduation.
He is married to Sara Kyle who served as Chairman of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority which is similar to most states' Public Service Commissions.
He is also a member of Ducks Unlimited and serves on the Board of the University of Memphis Law School Alumni Association.
Kyle filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination to run for Governor of Tennessee on July 2, 2009, but withdrew from the campaign in February of the following year.