Background
Simmons, Paul Allen was born on August 31, 1921 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Perry C. and Lilly D. (Allen) Simmons.
Simmons, Paul Allen was born on August 31, 1921 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Perry C. and Lilly D. (Allen) Simmons.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1946; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1949.
Member faculty, professor law South Carolina State College Law, 1949-1952. Professor law North Carolina Central University, 1952-1956. Private practice law Monongahela, 1956-1973.
Judge Court of Common Pleas, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1973-1978. Senior judge The United States of America District Court (western district) Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1978-1991. Retired, 1991.
Member Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1963-1968. Member Pennsylvania Minor Judicial Education Board, 1970-1986, Washington County Redevelopment Authority, 1970-1973. Member Pennsylvania Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, American Judicature Society, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Clubs: Masons, Elks.
Married Gwendolyn O. Gladden, September 2, 1950. Children— Paul A., Gwendolyn Dale, Anne Marie.