Hon. Johnny W. Mason Jr.

Judge

State Board of Workers' Compensation

JUDGE JOHNNY MASON, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, obtained his B.A. in 1978 from the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained his law degree in 1984 from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. Judge Mason was in private practice as a trial lawyer from 1985 to 1995, primarily practicing in the areas of civil rights, domestic law, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, and personal injury. In 1995, Judge Mason was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation. In 2000, on appointment by the Governor, Judge Mason served for one year as Chief Judge of the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings and, thereafter, returned to the Workers’ Compensation Board where he continues to serve as an Administrative Law Judge.