Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts - Brevard and Seminole Counties Florida

About The CourtsAbout the Courts
Calendaring and JACS
Courthouse Locations
Courthouse Pictures
Hours and Holidays
Professionalism

Attorney ResourcesAdministrative Orders
Attorney Registry
Calendaring and JACS
Foreclosure Procedures
Indigent Services
Local Practice Manuals
Process Servers

Programs / ServicesCourt Administration
Dependency Court
Digital Court Recording
Domestic Violence
Drug Court
Family Division
Foreclosure Procedures
Interpreters
Mediation
Self Help (Represent Yourself)
Technology

Judges of the 18th Chief Judge
Biographies
Phone Directory
Meet Our Judges
Articles, Orders and Opinions
Capital Case Materials
Speakers Bureau

Other Resources Drug Free Workplace Policy
Employment Opportunities
Guardian Ad Litem
Links to Local and State Agencies
Policies and Terms of Use
Weather Alerts

News & Events Media Advisories
Photo Album
Request Information

JUDGES' BIOGRAPHIES

SEMINOLE CIRCUIT JUDGE
CLAYTON D. SIMMONS

Seminole County Courthouse
301 North Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida 32771-1292

EDUCATION:
* Florida State University, B.S. 1966 * Ball State University, M.A. 1971 * Nova Law School, J.D. 1980

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
* Admitted to the Florida Bar - May 1981 * Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar - July 1984 * Seminole County Bar Association, President 1991 * Volusia County Bar Association * Brevard County Bar Association * American Bar Association * Volie A. Williams Inns of Court, President 2002 * Supreme Court Certified Circuit Domestic and Civil Mediator * Court-Appointed Special Master * Eighteenth Judicial Circuit/Seminole County Grievance Committee, Chairman 1993 * City Attorney for the City of Lake Mary , Florida , 2001 - 2003 * College Attorney for Seminole Community College , 1995 - 2003 * Sanford Housing Authority Attorney (7 years) * Assistant School Board Attorney-Seminole County School Board (15 years) * Assisted in representing Seminole County Sheriff's Office (10 years) * Judicial Qualifications Commission investigative officer - 1991 * Adjunct Law Professor - Seminole Community College - 1981 - 2003 * Adjunct Law Professor - Valencia Community College - 3 Semesters

JUDICIAL HISTORY:
* Chief Judge - July 1, 2007 - June30, 2009 * Appointed to the bench in 2003 by Governor Jeb Bush; (Re-elected without opposition May 7, 2004) * Civil/Family Division - May 2003 - June 2006/July 1, 2007 - Present * Felony Criminal Division - July 2006 - June 2007 * Seminole County Bar/Bench Liaison Judge, 2003 * Juvenile Drug Court Judge - May 2004 - June 2006 * Family Division Administrative Judge - July 2004 - June 2005 * Seminole County Administrative Judge - July 2005 - June 2007 * Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Representative - Seminole Community Alliance Board - 2005 * Conducted Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Judicial Candidate Forum - April 2008 * Member - State Trial Court Budget Commission - May 28, 2009 - Present * Member - Trial Court Budget Commission Funding Methodology Committee - May 28, 2009 - Present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:
* City of Lake Mary Code Enforcement Board, Chairman 1984 * Lake Mary Planning and Zoning Board, 1985 - 1987 * Lake Mary High School Band Booster * Lake Mary High School Parent/Teacher Association * Sanford Optimist Club, President 1987, Treasurer 1986 * Reserve Officers Association * Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association * Sea Plane Pilots Association * Markham Woods Presbyterian Church, Elder, Member of Finance Committee 1997 * University of Florida Alumni Association * Seminole Soccer Club, Legal Counsel (13 years) * CIV/MIL Association, Brevard County * Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity * Seminole Community College Legal Studies Advisory Board

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
* Pro-Bono Service Award, Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society - 2001 * Williams - Johnson Outstanding Jurist Award - 2007

MILITARY SERVICE:
Judge Simmons entered the US Air Force in 1967 as a 2nd Lieutenant and left active duty in 1973 as a Captain.
Unit Assignment/Officer History:
	* Graduate of Air Command and Staff School and Air War College * Served in Vietnam from June 1968 until June 1969 as a member of the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron * Chief of Munitions Storage for the US Air Force in Europe from 1971 until 1973 * Member, Defense Nuclear Agency Field Command Joint Nuclear Accident and Incident Response Team, 1973
In 1978, Judge Simmons joined the US Air Force Reserves. He retired from the USAFR in January 1995 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Unit Assignment/Officer History:
	* Staff Officer/J-4; U.S. Readiness Command, MacDill, AFB, Tampa, Florida, 1981-1983 * Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD); Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio 1983 - 1995 * Commander, ASD Detachment; Patrick AFB, Florida, 1993-1995

MILITARY AWARDS & DECORATIONS:
* Air Force Meritorious Service Medals (2) * Air Force Commendation Medal * Vietnam Service Medal * Vietnam Cross of Gallantry * Air Force Presidential Unit Citation * Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

OTHER:

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation please click here.

JUDGES' BIOGRAPHIES

Calendars

Schedule of Events, Dockets, and More

Most Requested Forms

Family and Civil Courts

Employee Login