An Independent Voice for the Supreme Court
Experience and Wisdom to Make the Right Decisions
- Led the effort for increased financial disclosure and ethical reform for Louisiana Judges
- Cracked down on lawyer advertising and set new standards to make sure ads are not misleading
- Wrote the opinion that allowed economic development projects to go forward, like BassPro and Cabela’s
A Distinguished Career on the Court
- Louisiana Criminal Justice Hall of Fame
- 2006 Distinguished Jurist Award from the Louisiana Bar Foundation
- Ambassador for Children Award from the Louisiana CASA Association
- Crime Victims Award
Endorsements
- AFL-CIO
- Louisiana Sheriff's and Deputies' Political Action Committee
- Louisiana Medical Political Action Committee
- Baton Rouge Fire Fighters Local Union #557
- EASTPAC, a Political Action Committee of LABI
- NORTHPAC, a Political Action Committee of LABI
- SOUTHPAC, a Political Action Committee of LABI
- WESTPAC, a Political Action Committee of LABI
Small Business Owners Endorse Catherine 'Kitty' Kimball for Supreme Court
From the Baton Rouge Business Report-
Supreme Court Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball has served on the Louisiana Supreme Court for 16 years and if re-elected will serve as Chief Justice of the Court. I will vote for her re-election. This race has gotten into a heated battle. Her opponent, Judge Jeff Hughes, has used a study by a Tulane professor and students to impugn the integrity of the court related to campaign contributions. This past week, the dean of the Tulane Law School issued a letter of apology to the court for the study, it’s many errors and the conclusions. So much for that ammunition. Then her opponent ran an ad highlighting Kimball’s travels, implying they were all paid for by the state. In fact, a couple of the trips were personal vacations, including one with her church. Totally misleading. Those are worrisome actions for a judge who wants to be trusted with a seat on the Supreme Court.
I understand former Sen. Cleo Fields is supporting Hughes, which Hughes did not deny. Confused? Well, it was Kimball who wrote the opinion disqualifying Fields from running for re-election based on term limits.
The fact is, support for Kimball is broad, and endorsements come from the Sheriffs Association, Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, AFL-CIO, Louisiana Medical Society, Democrats and Republicans, including former Republican governors. In addition to ruling on cases, Kimball has worked on the administrative side of the court to support and fund drug courts, CASA and juvenile justice reform. She has shown the ability to work with the executive and legislative branches to benefit the entire state. Kimball should be re-elected.
