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Richard D. Simons

1927 – 2022

American judge

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Lived 1927 – 2022 (aged 95). Richard D. Simons was an American lawyer and judge.

Richard Duncan Simons (March 23, 1927 – July 17, 2022) was an American lawyer and judge from New York. He was Acting Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1992 to 1993.

Life Simons was in the United States Navy during World War II.

He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1963 to 1983. In January 1983, he was appointed a judge of the New York Court of Appeals. After the resignation of Sol Wachtler in November 1992, Simons was chosen Acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. He presided until the appointment of Judith S. Kaye in March 1993, and then resumed his seat as associate judge. He retired from the bench at the end of his 14-year term in January 1997.

His wife Muriel died aged 64 in March 1992 at the Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, New York, after being treated for a lymphoma with a wrong drug. Cisplatin ("Platinol") was given instead of carboplatin ("Paraplatin").

He resided in Rome, New York with his second wife, Esther Tremblay Simons.

On July 17, 2022, Simons died at the age of 95.

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Who was Richard D. Simons?

American judge (1927-2022)

When was Richard D. Simons born?

Richard D. Simons was born on 23 March 1927 in Niagara Falls.

When did Richard D. Simons die?

Richard D. Simons died on 17 July 2022.

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Richard D. Simons was a lawyer and judge.

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Richard D. Simons was American.

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· Wikipedia: Richard D. Simons

· Wikidata: Q7325057

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