Richard D. Simons
{{Short description|American judge (1927–2022)}}
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| office = Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
| termstart = 1993
| termend = 1997
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| successor2 = Judith S. Kaye
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| termend3 = 1992
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| appointer3 = Mario Cuomo
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| birth_place = Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Richard-Simons-Court-of-Appeals-judge-who-led-17314171.php|title=Richard Simons, Court of Appeals judge, dies at 95|first=Robert|last=Gavin|date=July 19, 2022|website=Timesunion.com|access-date=July 22, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-simons-obituary?id=35889551|title=Richard D. Simons Obituary (2022)|website=Legacy.com|access-date=July 22, 2022}}
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- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simons.html The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Simons] Political Graveyard
- [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9E0CEFDC1230F930A25756C0A964958260 Syracuse Hospital Admits Causing Death of Patient] His wife's death, in NYT on May 13, 1992
- [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/elecbook/thereshallbe/pg105.htm 404 ERROR – N.Y. State Courts] Listing of Court of Appeals judges, with portrait
- [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DB1339F935A35757C0A960958260 Pataki Gains Pick as Court Loses Judge] His retirement announced, in NYT on April 6, 1996
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Category:New York Supreme Court justices
Category:Chief judges of the New York Court of Appeals
Category:Politicians from Niagara Falls, New York
Category:Politicians from Rome, New York
Category:Military personnel from New York (state)
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