--- title: "Omar Mason | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-mason-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-e-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Omar Mason Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Omar K. Mason is the elected Judge of Division E of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana, serving since January 2019 with a term ending in 2026 - Shareholder (Partner) · Aaron & Gianna, PLC · 2018 · 2018 - Attorney · Montgomery Barnett, LLP · 2012 · 2018 - Attorney · Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould, P.C. · 2005 · 2012 - Attorney · Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC · 2003 · 2005 - Attorney · Carter & Cates, APLC · 1999 · 2003 - Shareholder at Aaron & Gianna, PLC in New Orleans, and previously worked at Carter & Cates, Lynn Luker & Associates, Montgomery Barnett, LLP, and Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould ### Education - Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans — Law — J.D. (1999) - Bachelor's — Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge — 1996 ### Additional information - Judge, Division E · Orleans Parish Civil District Court · 2019-01-01 · Elected 2018, term ends 2026 per Louisiana Judiciary profile; transitioned from Domestic Relations Section 1 (family) to Section 7 General Civil Docket (traffic, contract, mass tort, property, successions) - Adjunct Faculty / Skills Instructor · Loyola University College of Law - Adjunct Faculty - Trial Advocacy Program · Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU - Adjunct Faculty - Trial Advocacy and Pre-trial Civil Litigation Boot Camp · Tulane University School of Law - Certified Skills Instructor · National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) - Judge Mason presides over Division E of the Orleans Civil District Court, located at 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence Scope: statewide Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes. Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### broadcast recording photography Scope: statewide Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies. Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel. Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/omar-mason/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/omar-mason/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/omar-mason/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-mason-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-e-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://louisianajudgesnoir.org/judges-profiles/judge-omar-mason/) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://mcdonogh35alumniassociation.org/wrdpress/index.php/2017/05/30/june-roneagle-in-the-spotlight/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-mason-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-e-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-mason-judge-louisiana-42nd-judicial-district-court-civil-court-division-e-la", "name": "Omar Mason | KnowJudges", "description": "Omar Mason, Louisiana 42nd Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.