Charles Simons
Charles Earl Simons, Jr. (1916-1999) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the Eastern District of South Carolina.[1]
Simons was nominated to the Eastern District of South Carolina by President Lyndon Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ashton Williams; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 30, 1964, and received commission on May 1. He served the Eastern District until November 1, 1965, when the Eastern and Western Districts of South Carolina were combined, at which time he was reassigned to the District of South Carolina. He served as chief judge from 1980 until he assumed senior status on August 17, 1986. He served the District of South Carolina until his death on October 26, 1999.[1]
Early life and education
- University of South Carolina, A.B., 1937
- University of South Carolina Law Center, LL.B., 1939[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Aiken, South Carolina, 1939-1964
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1942, 1947-1948, 1960-1964[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Carolina
Simons was nominated to the Eastern District of South Carolina by President Lyndon Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ashton Williams; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 30, 1964, and received commission on May 1. He served the Eastern District until November 1, 1965, when the Eastern and Western Districts of South Carolina were combined, at which time he was reassigned to the District of South Carolina. He served as chief judge from 1980 until he assumed senior status on August 17, 1986. He served the District of South Carolina until his death on October 26, 1999.[1] Simons was succeeded in this position by Joseph Anderson.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Simons's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Ashton Williams |
District of South Carolina 1964–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Anderson
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
