Lance T. Mason is a judge

Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...

 for the Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...

 Court of Common Pleas

Ohio Courts of Common Pleas

The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution . The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section...

. He formerly was Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate

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, and represented the 25th District from 2007 to 2008. Nina Turner

Nina Turner

Nina Turner is an Ohio State Senator representing the 25th District. The district encompasses the eastern side of Cuyahoga County.-External links:* official site...

 currently represents his former district. Prior to that, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House of Representatives

The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....

 from 2002 to 2006, where he served as Assistant Minority Whip in 2006. He is a former assistant Cuyahoga County prosecuting attorney and aide to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie "Tubbs" Jones was a Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District of Ohio, which encompasses most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights,...

. In August 2008, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland

Ted Strickland

Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ....

 announced that he would appoint Mason to fill a vacancy on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

Mason holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School

University of Michigan Law School

The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...

, and a B.A. from the College of Wooster.

External links

• Judge Lance T. Mason of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Lance T. Mason (OH) profile
• Follow the Money - Lance T. Mason
  • 2006 2004 2002 campaign contributions