Judith Carlson is Kimball's legal assistant. She has worked as a paralegal in appellate practice with Kimball since 1989. Judith and Kimball were both with another appellate firm until 1993, when Kimball started his solo practice. She has a B.A. in English and a paralegal certificate, and is currently a second-year evening student at U.O.P. McGeorge School of Law. Judith lives in Sacramento with her two children, Nicole and Christopher, and her cat Smokey.