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Robert Glenmore Simmons
Robert Glenmore Simmons
23rd Chief Justice of Nebraska
	In office; 1939–1963
Preceded by	Charles A. Goss
Succeeded by	Paul W. White
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Nebraska's 6th district
	In office; March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Augustin Humphrey
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1891; Scottsbluff, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	December 27, 1969 (aged 78); Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Hastings College; University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Robert Glenmore Simmons (December 25, 1891 – December 27, 1969) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

Simmons was born on December 25, 1891, near Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He attended Hastings College from 1909 to 1911 and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and set up practice in Gering, Nebraska. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Scotts Bluff County in 1916. During the first World War, on October 15, 1917, he enlisted in the army. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Service on March 12, 1918, and was discharged on January 14, 1919.

Simmons was elected as a Republican to the 68th th rou gh 72nd Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933) to represent Nebraska's 6th district. When Nebraska lost a district, he ran and lost in the preceding new district in 1932. He ran for the United States Senate in 1934 against Edward R. Burke and in 1936 against George W. Norris, losing both times. He resumed practicing law in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Simmons was elected chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska in 1938. He was also a deputy judge in the administrative tribunal of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1955. While serving as Chief Justice, along with the chief justices of New Jersey, Arthur T. Vanderbilt, and Missouri, Laurance M. Hyde, he co-founded the Conference of Chief Justices in 1949. He retired in January 1963 after twenty-four years as the chief justice of Nebraska.

He returned to private law in Lincoln, Nebraska. He died in Lincoln on December 27, 1969, and is interred in Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff.

He was a Congregationalist, a member of the American Bar Association, a member of the Order of the Coif, a member of the American Legion, a Freemason and a Shriner.

References

"Simmons, Robert Glenmore". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
"Simmons, Robert Glenmore". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 14, 2006.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Augustin Reed Humphrey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 6th congressional district March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	Succeeded by District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Charles A. Goss	Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court 1939–1963	Succeeded by Paul W. White
Party political offices
Preceded by J.H. Kemp	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska (Class 1) 1934	Succeeded by Hugh Butler
Preceded by George W. Norris	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska (Class 2) 1936	Succeeded by Kenneth S. Wherry