ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, sˈɪmənz wʌz spˈɛʃəli kəmˈɪʃənd æz ɐ suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt dʒˈʌstɪs tə sˈɪt ˌɔn ɐ pˈɛndɪŋ kˈeɪs bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə tˈɛksəs suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt.
In 2005, Simmons was specially commissioned as a Supreme Court justice to sit on a pending case before the Texas Supreme Court.