Paul Allen Simmons
Biography of Paul Allen Simmons
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Simmons
- First Name: Paul
- Middle Name: Allen
- Date of Birth: August , 31 , 1921
- Place of Birth (POB): Monongahela , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: October , 9 , 2014
- Place of Death (POD): Monongahela , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: African American
Paul Allen Simmons Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/26/1978
- American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
- Seat vacated by: Scalera , Ralph F.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/26/1978
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 04/05/1978
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/06/1978
- Commission Date: 04/07/1978
- Retirement from Active Service: 06/01/1990
- Date of Termination: 10/09/2014
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Paul Allen Simmons in the Law School
- Name of School: University of Pittsburgh
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1946
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
- Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Law Degree Year: 1949
Paul Allen Simmons Career Path
Employment:
- Professor, South Carolina State College Law School, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1949-1952
- Professor, North Carolina College Law School, Durham, North Carolina, 1952-1956
- Private practice, Monongahela, Pennsylvania, 1956-1973
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Washington County [Pennsylvania], 1973-1978
- Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, November 22, 1977; no Senate vote
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