April 05, 2011
The Honorable William Ray Price, Jz
Chief gustice Supreme Court of Missouri
Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Re: David C. Mason
Circuit Judge
22" Judicial Circuit
City of st. Louis
Dear Judge Price:
I wish to file a formal complaint against Judge David c. Mason
for failure to perform his official duties
Judge Mason constantly sleeps thru the majority, if not all of,
the trials in his court. I witnessed this on two occasions when
my son was on trial. The Judge slept thru all of the arguments
and did not hear any of the evidence presented. Nor did he hear
testimony from any of the witnesses called
I was shocked to see a judge sleep during a trial. I spoke to a
woman familiar with Judge Mason sleeping. She said Judge Mason
has slept in court for years and that he has a sleeping
disorder. Many people have complained about this, to no avail
Yo substantiate my complaint, all one has to do is interview the
many persons familiar with Judge Mason asleep at the bench. Ask
the courtroom personnel. Ask the bailiff. Ask the prosecutors.
Ask the defense attorneys. Ask jurors or witnesses. All will
tell you about Judge Mason continuously and constantly sleeping
during trials.
How can justice be served to any defendant when the trial judge
sleeps?
april 4, 2011William Ray Price, Jr., Esq.
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If this was a rare occurrence I wouldn’t complain. But since
there is a long and continuing pattern of behavior of Judge
Mason sleeping during trials, someone needs to intervene and
insure Judge Mason stays awake during trial. If not, he should
be removed from the bench
on September 1, 2010 The Bar Association of Greater st. Louis
recommended the exit of Judge David C. Mason whose composite
score only totaled 3.07 and was the lowest score among any of
the judges in the 22" Judicial Circuit of st. Louis
If Judge Mason truly suffers from a sleep disorder and cannot
perform his duties, he should apply for medical disability and
retire
Is Justice Blind or is Justice Asleep?
Sincerely,
Brenda smith
4036 St. Louis Ave. Apt. A
St. Louis, MO 63107
Ph: 314-307-8930