Charles Earl Simons Jr. (August 17, 1916 – October 26, 1999) was a
United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Johnston,
South Carolina, Simons received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from the
University of South Carolina in 1937 and a
Bachelor of Laws from the
University of South Carolina School of Law in 1939. He was in private practice in
Aiken, South Carolina from 1939 to 1964. He was a
United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during
World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He was a member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives in 1942 and from 1947 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964.
Federal judicial service
On April 15, 1964, Simons was nominated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Ashton Hilliard Williams. Johnson was confirmed by the
United States Senate on April 30, 1964, and received his commission on May 1, 1964. On November 1, 1965, he was reassigned by
operation of law to the
, to a new seat established by 79 Stat. 951. He served as Chief Judge from 1980 to 1986, assuming
senior status on August 17, 1986, and serving in that capacity until his death on October 26, 1999, in Aiken.
Honor
The
Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House was named for him in 1986.
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1916 births
1999 deaths
Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
20th-century American judges
United States Navy officers
20th-century American lawyers
People from Johnston, South Carolina
People from Aiken, South Carolina
20th-century American politicians