Paul Allen Simmons

Judge Paul Allen Simmons

Personal

Birthday:

8/31/1921

Birthplace:

Monongahela, PA

Date of Death:

10/9/2014

Place of Death:

Monongahela, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

University of Pittsburgh

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1946

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1949

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/7/1978

Retirement from Active Service:

6/1/1990

Termination Date:

10/9/2014

Termination Reason:

Death