Charles Earl Simons, Jr. (August 17, 1916 – October 26, 1999) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Johnston, South Carolina, Simons received an A.B. from the University of South Carolina in 1937 and an LL.B. from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1939. He was in private practice in Aiken, South Carolina from 1939 to 1964. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1942 and from 1947 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964.
Simons was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Simons was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ashton H. Williams. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 30, 1964, and received his commission on May 1, 1964. Simons served in that capacity until November 1, 1965, due to assignment to another court.
Simons was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He was reassigned on November 1, 1965; Served as chief judge, 1980-1986. He assumed senior status on August 17, 1986. Simons served in that capacity until October 26, 1999, due to his death.
He died in Aiken, South Carolina.