Kyle Rittenhouse makes first in-person Wisconsin court appearance Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Video shows Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha on the night three protestors were shot Replay Video UP NEXT Lawyers and the judge set new timetables for filing motions, disclosing experts and finalizing a questionnaire for potential jurors. The trial remains set for Nov. 1. His lawyers say Rittenhouse acted in lawful self-defense, citing widely seen cellphone videos of the shootings. Up until Friday, all of Rittenhouse's Wisconsin court appearances had been via Zoom, from his lawyer Mark Richards' office in Racine. He did appear in person in a Waukegan, Illinois, courtroom in October while fighting his extradition to Wisconsin. He had returned home to Antioch, Illinois, the night of the shootings before surrendering to police there.