Meet the U.S. Attorney

Justin R. Simmons, United States Attorney

Mr. Simmons began working as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas in December 2020, working out of the San Antonio office. Mr. Simmons has prosecuted a wide variety of crimes, including drug crimes, cartel-related crimes, human trafficking, gun crimes, white-collar crimes, and immigration offenses.

Mr. Simmons also served as the SAR Coordinator for the Western District of Texas. In that role, Mr. Simmons was tasked with leading a group of federal, state and local law enforcement agents and officers in reviewing and evaluating SARs filed by various financial institutions. Mr. Simmons also served as the Elder Justice Coordinator for the Western District, giving presentations to various groups in the San Antonio area regarding the many criminal schemes perpetrated on the elderly. Mr. Simmons also served on the leadership team for the South Texas Officers and Prosecutors Human Trafficking Task Force, giving various presentations to law enforcement personnel regarding financial investigations in the human trafficking context.

Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mr. Simmons was a commercial litigator at the law firm of Scheef & Stone in Frisco, Texas, and, prior to that, he was an Assistant District Attorney in Collin County, Texas.