Derrick Simmons' Biography
- State Senate (MS) - District 12, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Room 405
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Post Office Box 1854
Greenville, MS 38702
Full Name:
Derrick T. Simmons
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: CuWanda; 2 Children: Derrick Jr., Carter Jace
Birth Date:
12/12/1976
Birth Place:
Greenville, MS
Home City:
Greenville, MS
Religion:
Baptist
JD, Howard University School of Law, 2002-2005
MBA, Finance, Howard University College of Business, 2000-2002
BBA, Accounting, Jackson State University, 1995-2000
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2011-present
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 12, 2023
Member, Congressional Redistricting Committee
Vice Chair, Constitution Committee
Member, Corrections Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee
Member, Judiciary, Division A Committee
Member, Judiciary, Division B Committee
Chair, Municipalities Committee
Former Chair, Enrolled Bills Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Labor Committee, Mississippi State Senate
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
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
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