Utah Attorney General

Derek Brown

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Kyle Roche

Section Director

Child & Family Support

Kyle Roche is an Assistant Attorney General with the Division of Child & Family Support, where he serves as Section Director for the Northern Region. His practice centers on representing the Office of Recovery Services in matters involving child and family support across multiple judicial districts. Kyle began his tenure with the Utah Attorney General’s Office as a law clerk in 1998, became an Assistant Attorney General in 1999, and has led the Ogden Section since 2006. He previously served as the ORS Children in Care attorney for the 1st and 2nd Judicial Districts from 2015 through 2023, and since 2024 has handled these cases for the 3rd and 8th Judicial Districts, representing ORS in proceedings involving DCFS, JJYS, and the Utah State Hospital. Additionally, he served as ORS’s chief records counsel for GRAMA-related matters from 1999 through 2026.
 
Kyle was awarded the Weber County Bar Association’s Public Servant of the Year Award in 2021 and currently serves as the WCBA Vice-President for 2026 and President-elect for 2027. He has also contributed to the work of the Utah State Bar as a member of the Character & Fitness Committee since 2016 and was appointed to the Bar’s Admissions Committee in 2026.
Kyle received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Utah State University in 1996, earning a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations. He graduated with his J.D.  from the University of Utah College of Law in 1999. Over the course of his career, Kyle has presented on topics involving ORS’s interactions with the legal community and on paternity issues at various CLE programs and judicial conferences, including the 2026 Juvenile Judges’ Spring Conference.