James E. Simmons Jr.

James E. Simmons Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Assumed office
March 10, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byAnthony J. Battaglia
Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court
In office
November 2, 2017 – March 10, 2023
Appointed byJerry Brown
Preceded byDavid M. Szumowski
Succeeded byAlejandro Morales
Personal details
Born
James Edward Simmons Jr.

1979 (age 44–45)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Golden Gate University (JD)

James Edward Simmons Jr. (born 1979)[2] is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He served as a judge of the San Diego County Superior Court from 2017 to 2023.

  1. ^ "Governor Brown Appoints 34 Superior Court Judges". www.ca.gov. November 2, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 29, 2022.