David Mason (Missouri)
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2028
David C. Mason is a judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Mason ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Mason received a bachelor's degree in 1980 from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and a J.D. in 1983 from Washington University School of Law.[1]
Career
- 1991-Present: Judge, 22nd Circuit Court
- 1985-1988: General counsel, Missouri Department of Corrections
- 1983-1985: Assistant Attorney General
- Commissioner, St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2022)
Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
David C. Mason was retained to the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 63.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
63.3
|
44,003 | ||
No |
36.7
|
25,552 | |||
Total Votes |
69,555 | ||||
|
|
2016
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[2] David C. Mason was retained in the Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 17 election with 63.95 percent of the vote. [3]
| Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 17, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 David C. Mason | 63.95% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Mason was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 72.3 percent of the vote.[4][5] Mason has appeared on the ballot for retention and has been retained in 1992, 1998, 2004 and 2010.[1]
Judicial selection method
The judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts in Clay, Greene, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis are appointed by the governor with the help of a judicial selection commission.[6]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 10 years;
- a qualified state voter for at least three years;
- a resident of the circuit for at least one year;
- licensed to practice law in the state; and
- at least 30 years old.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David C. Mason did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results"
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, Candidates for the General Election
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
