James E. Simmons Jr. | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
Assumed office March 10, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Anthony J. Battaglia |
Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court | |
In office November 2, 2017 – March 10, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
Preceded by | David M. Szumowski |
Succeeded by | Alejandro Morales |
Personal details | |
Born | James Edward Simmons Jr. 1979 (age 44–45) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Education | University 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.