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Derrick Simmons

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Won the General, 2019 Mississippi State Senate District 12

Mississippi State Senate, District 12 (2011 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Derrick T. Simmons
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    12/12/1976
  • Birth Place:
    Greenville, MS
  • Home City:
    Greenville, MS
  • Religion:
    Baptist
  • Family:
    Spouse: CuWanda; 2 Children: Derrick Jr., Carter Jace
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, Howard University School of Law, 2002-2005
  • MBA, Finance, Howard University College of Business, 2000-2002
  • BBA, Accounting, Jackson State University, 1995-2000

Professional Experience

  • JD, Howard University School of Law, 2002-2005
  • MBA, Finance, Howard University College of Business, 2000-2002
  • BBA, Accounting, Jackson State University, 1995-2000
  • Co-Founder/Co-Owner/Attorney, Simmons and Simmons Professional Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Adjunct Professor, Business Law/Personal Finance/Marketing, Mississippi Valley State University, 2007-present
  • Municipal Court Judge, Moorhead, Mississippi, 2009-2011
  • Municipal Court Judge, Town of Sunflower, Mississippi, 2009-2011

Political Experience

  • JD, Howard University School of Law, 2002-2005
  • MBA, Finance, Howard University College of Business, 2000-2002
  • BBA, Accounting, Jackson State University, 1995-2000
  • Co-Founder/Co-Owner/Attorney, Simmons and Simmons Professional Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Adjunct Professor, Business Law/Personal Finance/Marketing, Mississippi Valley State University, 2007-present
  • Municipal Court Judge, Moorhead, Mississippi, 2009-2011
  • Municipal Court Judge, Town of Sunflower, Mississippi, 2009-2011
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2011-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Labor Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Constitution Committee

Member, Corrections Committee

Chair, Enrolled Bills Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Insurance Committee

Member, Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee

Member, Judiciary, Division A Committee

Member, Judiciary, Division B Committee

Member, Ports and Marine Resources Committee

Member, Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Howard University School of Law, 2002-2005
  • MBA, Finance, Howard University College of Business, 2000-2002
  • BBA, Accounting, Jackson State University, 1995-2000
  • Co-Founder/Co-Owner/Attorney, Simmons and Simmons Professional Limited Liability Company, 2008-present
  • Adjunct Professor, Business Law/Personal Finance/Marketing, Mississippi Valley State University, 2007-present
  • Municipal Court Judge, Moorhead, Mississippi, 2009-2011
  • Municipal Court Judge, Town of Sunflower, Mississippi, 2009-2011
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2011-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2019
  • Member, American Bar Association, present
  • Sponsor, Armstrong Elementary School Basketball Team, present
  • Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, present
  • Board Member, Delta Center Stage, present
  • Member, Greater Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, present
  • Member, Greenville Rotary Club, present
  • Life Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, present
  • Member, Mississippi Technology Alliance Liaison Committee, present
  • Member, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, present
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
  • Member, National Bar Association, present
  • Sponsor, Simmons and Simmons (S&S) Little League Sluggers, present
  • Board Member, United Way of Washington County, present
  • Mentor, Warren-Washington-Issaquenna-Sharkey Community Action Assistance (WWISCAA) Youth Mentor Program, present
  • Former Member/Secretary, Board of Trustees, Greenville Public School District

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Nation's Best Advocates: Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, The National Bar Association and IMPACT 2012;
  • Government Service Award, Magnolia Bar Association, 2012;
  • Legislator of the Year, Mississippi Association for Justice, 2013;
  • 2014 Leadership Award in Juvenile Justice Reform, National Juvenile Justice Network and the Southern Poverty Law Center of Mississipp, 2014

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