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James Edward Simmons, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Active service.
Confirmed 51 to 43Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- January 23, 2023
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- Not published yet
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 9, 2023
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 51 to 43
- Confirmed
- March 9, 2023
- Commissioned
- March 10, 2023
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1979, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
All judges of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, San Diego, California, 2004-2005
- Deputy city attorney, San Diego, California, 2005
- Deputy district attorney, San Diego, California, 2006-2017
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 2017-2023
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