ˈæftɚ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ɪn pɹˈaɪvət pɹˈæktɪs, ɹᵻbˈɛkə sˈɪmənz wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz dˈɪstɹɪkt dʒˈʌdʒ ʌvðə fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtθ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt ɪn bᵻksˈɑːɹ kˈaʊnti ænd wʌz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd.
After twenty years in private practice, Rebecca Simmons was appointed as district judge of the 408th Judicial District Court in Bexar County and was subsequently elected.