Commissioner Kinasiyumki “Kina” Kimble was appointed to her post by the Judges of the 19th Judicial District Court in March 2018.  She is a former East Baton Rouge Parish Assistant Public Defender, having served in that capacity since 2013.  Kimble was also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal and Juvenile Law in the Southern University Law Center’s Clinical Educational Department.

Commissioner Kimble received her undergraduate degree from Grambling State University in 2001 and her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 2005.