Catherine D. Kimball
| Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimble | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
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In office January 12, 2009 – February 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Bernette Joshua Johnson |
| Member of the Louisiana Supreme Court (Place Five) | |
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In office January 1, 1993 – February 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Luther F. Cole |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson D. Hughes, III |
| Judge of the 18th Judicial District in Louisiana | |
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In office 1983–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Kimball |
| Succeeded by | James J. Best |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 7, 1945 Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat / later Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Clyde Kimball |
| Children |
Kevin Kimball |
| Residence |
Ventress Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Bolton High School |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Kevin Kimball
Catherine Kimball
Bolton High School
Louisiana State University
Catherine D. Kimball, known as Kitty Kimball (born February 7, 1945), is the retired Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
She began her judicial career in her native Alexandria, Louisiana, as a law clerk to Judge Nauman Scott of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Formerly a Democrat, Kimball was listed in 2015 as a registered Independent voter by the office of Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler.
In 1992, Kimball carried all twelve parishes in the Louisiana Supreme Court Fifth District, including St. Landry and East Baton Rouge, to become her state's first female Supreme Court justice. She was an associate justice from 1993 to 2009, when she was elevated to Chief Justice, a position she held until her retirement in 2013. In 1983, she succeeded her husband's uncle, Dan Kimball, to become the first woman elected to the 18th Judicial District Court for Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge parishes.
Kimball was the only daughter of five children born to an Alexandria couple. She graduated in 1963 from Bolton High School in Alexandria. In 1966, Kimball graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1970, she received her Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Law Center, also in Baton Rouge. Her husband, Clyde Kimball, also an LSU graduate, is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and a former deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The couple first lived in New Roads, where in the 1970s she practiced law and was an assistant prosecutor.
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