Simmons, Paul Allen Born 1921 in Monongahela, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Nominated by Jimmy Carter on January 26, 1978, to a seat vacated by Ralph F. Scalera. Confirmed by the Senate on April 6, 1978, and received commission on April 7, 1978. Assumed senior status on June 1, 1990. Education: University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1946 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1949 Professional Career: Professor, South Carolina State College Law School, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1949-1952 Professor, North Carolina College Law School, Durham, North Carolina, 1952-1956 Private practice, Monongahela, Pennsylvania, 1956-1973 Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Washington County [Pennsylvania], 1973-1978