Harris R. Mason (he/him) is currently an assistant public defender at the Eastern Judicial Circuit’s Public Defender’s Office. During his time in Savannah, he has previously worked as a staff attorney for the Honorable Judge Tammy Stokes and for Georgia Legal Services program. Prior to moving to Savannah, Harris lived in Athens and worked at Silver & Archibald, LLP. His first job out of law school was clerking for the Honorable Judges Howard E. McClain and Clayton A. Tomlinson in the Alapaha Judicial Circuit. Harris attended law school at the University of Georgia. During his time there, he interned with Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Legal Services, the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Honorable Judge Regina M. Quick. He also served as president of OUTlaw, communications chair for the Working in the Public Interest Conference, and research assistant to Professor Hillel Y. Levin. Harris is from Ringgold, GA. He spends his free time enjoying all Coastal Georgia has to offer and rooting for the Georgia Bulldogs.