Omar Mason
Omar Mason is a judge for Division E of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Mason (Democratic Party) won re-election for the Division E judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Mason was a Democratic candidate for Division J judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana. He was defeated in the general election on November 18, 2017.
Biography
Mason earned an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and a J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.[1]
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Mason was a partner with the law firm Aaron & Gianna. His professional experience also includes work as a skills curriculum instructor at Loyola University School of Law, an adjunct faculty member at Louisiana State University and Tulane University School of Law, and an attorney for the law firms Montgomery Barnett, Carter & Cates, Lynn Luker & Associates, and Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould. Mason has served as the chief legal advisor to the Knights of Peter Claver, a board member for the New Orleans chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and the chair of the New Orleans chapter's philanthropy committee.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2020)
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E
Incumbent Omar Mason won election outright against Dianne Alexander in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Omar Mason (D) | 52.4 | 79,244 |
| Dianne Alexander (D) | 47.6 | 71,960 | ||
| Total votes: 151,204 | |||
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2018
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E
Omar Mason defeated Marie Williams in the general election for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Omar Mason (D) | 65.6 | 23,349 |
 | Marie Williams (D) | 34.4 | 12,242 | |
| Total votes: 35,591 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E
Omar Mason and Marie Williams defeated Richard Perque and Kenneth Plaisance in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division E on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Omar Mason (D) | 42.0 | 50,828 |
| ✔ | | Marie Williams (D) | 26.8 | 32,391 |
| Richard Perque (D) | 23.7 | 28,728 | ||
| Kenneth Plaisance (D) | 7.5 | 9,050 | ||
| Total votes: 120,997 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2017
Louisiana had partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2017. A primary election was held on October 14, 2017, and a general election was held on November 18, 2017. Primary and general elections were also held on March 25, 2017, and April 29, 2017, respectively.
The candidate filing deadline for the spring elections was January 13, 2017, and the deadline for the fall elections was July 14, 2017. In Louisiana, judicial candidates who are unopposed as of the end of the candidate filing period are automatically declared elected, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[2][3] D. Nicole Sheppard (D) defeated Omar Mason (D) in the general election for the Division J seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.[4]
| Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Division J, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  D. Nicole Sheppard |
58.38% | 45,226 | |
| Democratic | Omar Mason | 41.62% | 32,241 | |
| Total Votes | 77,467 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed December 22, 2017 | ||||
D. Nicole Sheppard (D) and Omar Mason (D) defeated Morris Reed Sr. (D) and Edward Morris (D) in the primary election for the Division J seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.[4]
| Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Division J, Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | D. Nicole Sheppard |
38.82% | 26,841 | |
| Democratic | Omar Mason |
27.72% | 19,163 | |
| Democratic | Morris Reed Sr. | 19.01% | 13,140 | |
| Democratic | Edward Morris | 14.45% | 9,990 | |
| Total Votes | 69,134 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[5]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[5][6]
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years;
- a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Omar Mason did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Omar Mason for Judge, "Meet the Candidate," accessed November 18, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "RS 18:511, Subpart F: Election of Candidates," accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 15, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
Federal courts:
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State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
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