SIMMONS, James, law-reporter, born in Middlebury, Vermont, 11 June, 1821. He was graduated at Middlebury college in 1841, removed to Wisconsin, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Walworth county in 1843. Besides filling several minor offices, he was clerk of the county circuit court from 1861 till 1871. Mr. Simmons has published "Simmons's Wisconsin Digest" (Albany, 1868); Supplements to the same (1874-'9) ; "Supplement to Walt's Digest, New York Reports" (1873-'7 and 1882) ; and "Simmons's New Wisconsin Digest" (1886). He has also published several local histories, is the author of various articles in Wait's "Actions and Defences " (1878-'9), and has edited " Digest of English Reports" (2 vols., Chicago, 1878-'83), and " Wisconsin Reports" (vol. xxix., 1873; vol. lxix., 1888).