The University of Idaho has successfully appointed Mr. Kim Rytter, J.D. as their new General Counsel. Mr. Rytter has served as Interim General Counsel since October 2023. His permanent appointment to the position was effective June 1. As General Counsel, Mr. Rytter will lead the University of Idaho’s legal office as the university’s chief legal officer, while also filling the university’s chief compliance officer role. Mr. Rytter joined the University of Idaho in 2017 as Senior Associate General Counsel and then served as Deputy General Counsel before assuming the Interim General Counsel role. Prior, he served for six years as the Deputy General Counsel for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. His earlier roles include Assistant General Counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department, Assistant General Counsel with the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, and attorney with the law firm of Elliott and Pederson. Mr. Rytter has a B.A. from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law.