Kimball was born in
Alexandria, Louisiana, and is married to Clyde W. Kimball, a former Louisiana state representative and deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. A graduate of
Bolton High School in Alexandria, she received her
J.D. from the
Louisiana State University law school in 1970. She worked as a sole practitioner from 1975 - 1982 and as ADA from 1978 - 1982. Kimball had a stroke on January 10, 2010 and underwent post-stroke rehabilitation therapy at the Neuromedical Rehabilitation Hospital in
Baton Rouge until her release on February 19, 2010. At that time she was a resident of
Ventress, Louisiana. She retired from the Louisiana Supreme Court bench in January 2013; she was succeeded by Judge
Jefferson D. Hughes, III. ==Legacy==