Charles C. Simons

Charles Casper Simons
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office September 15, 1959 – February 2, 1964
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office 1952–1958
Preceded by	Xenophon Hicks
Succeeded by	Florence Ellinwood Allen
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office January 29, 1932 – September 15, 1959
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Arthur Carter Denison
Succeeded by	Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office February 6, 1923 – February 2, 1932
Appointed by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	Seat established by 42 Stat. 837
Succeeded by	Arthur F. Lederle
Personal details
Born	Charles Casper Simons (1876-05-21)May 21, 1876 Detroit, Michigan
Died	February 2, 1964(1964-02-02) (aged 87)
Education	University of Michigan (BL) University of Michigan Law School (LLB)

Charles Casper Simons (May 21, 1876 – February 2, 1964) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Simons received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan in 1898 and a second Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1900. He was in private practice in Detroit from 1900 to 1923, also serving as a member of the Michigan Senate from 1903 to 1904, a Circuit Court commissioner for Wayne County, Michigan from 1905 to 1906, and a member of the Michigan Constitutional Convention in 1908.

Federal judicial service

Simons was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on January 31, 1923, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 6, 1923, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on February 2, 1932, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.

Simons was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 8, 1932, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Arthur Carter Denison. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1932, and received his commission on January 29, 1932. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1952 to 1958. He assumed senior status on September 15, 1959. His service terminated on February 2, 1964, due to his death.

Sources

• Charles Casper Simons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.