{{Short description|Australian judge and cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Adam Kimber | office = Director of Public Prosecutions (SA) | order = | honorific_suffix = SC | alt = | caption = | predecessor = Stephen Pallaras {{postnominals|country=AUS|QC}} | premier = Jay Weatherill | successor = Martin Hinton {{postnominals|country=AUS|QC}} | governor = Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce<br>Hieu Van Le | birth_name = Adam Patrick Kimber | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | parents = Richard Kimber<br>Carlien Kimber | alma_mater = University of Adelaide | occupation = Director of Public Prosecutions | death_cause = | other_names = | term_start = 2012 | term_end = 2019 | education = Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide | known_for = | notable_works = | module = {{Infobox cricketer | embed=yes | name = | image = | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | nickname = | batting = Right-handed | role = Batsman | family = | club1 = Adelaide University Cricket Club | year1 = 1987-2003 | club2 = South Australia | year2 = 1996/97 | columns = 1 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 54 | bat avg1 = 13.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 27
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'''Adam Patrick Kimber''' SC (1969) is a judge of the South Australian District Court,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Australia|first=Premier of South|date=2020-08-06|title=New appointment to the District Court|url=https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/new-appointment-to-the-district-court|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Premier of South Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref> formerly a prominent South Australian criminal barrister. He was the Director of Public Prosecutions of South Australia between 2012 and 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/adam-kimber-reveals-how-he-became-south-australias-dpp/news-story/ea5c6c69c804381238fb21acd43e8030|title=Up close and personal with Mr Prosecutor|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>
== Education & Career == Kimber was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide where he completed matriculation in 1986 with a score "in the high 400s".<ref name=":0" /> The next year he commenced an Arts/Law degree at the University of Adelaide, graduating from the Law School in 1993 with a LLB (Hons).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au/s/923/2015/index.aspx?sid=923&gid=1&calcid=4081&calpgid=411&pgid=252&ecid=5237&crid=0|title=The University of Adelaide - Adam Kimber appointed SA Director of Public Prosecutions|website=www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>
Following graduation, he spent 15 months working as an associate to Chief Justice Len King until April, 1995. Whilst working at Wallmans solicitors, he was approached by Paul Rofe to join the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Rofe said he had poached Kimber because he had recognised his potential while he was Chief Justice King's associate.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life == Kimber was an excellent grade cricketer, captaining the Adelaide University Cricket Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aucc.edu.au/grade-captains/|title=The Blacks – » A Grade Captains|website=aucc.edu.au|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021090224/http://aucc.edu.au/grade-captains/|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the 16 years he played for the club, he won three A grade premierships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaide.edu.au/lumen/issues/81682/news81808.html|title=lumen -- From cricket pitch to the courts|website=www.adelaide.edu.au|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref> During this time he also played two matches for South Australia where he was the 538th person to represent the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aucc.edu.au/university-players-represented-sa/|title=The Blacks – » SA Representatives|website=aucc.edu.au|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021090744/http://aucc.edu.au/university-players-represented-sa/|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Adam still enjoys a close relationship with the Adelaide University Cricket Club as its president.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimber, Adam}} Category:Australian barristers Category:Australian cricketers Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from Adelaide Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen