Jason Williams (politician)

Jason Williams
District Attorney of New Orleans
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byLeon Cannizzaro
Member of the New Orleans City Council
from the at-large district
In office
March 15, 2014 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byJackie Clarkson
Succeeded byDonna Glapion
Personal details
Born
Jason Rogers Williams

(1972-11-02) November 2, 1972 (age 52)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Marcell
Children3
EducationTulane University (BA, JD)

Jason Rogers Williams (born November 2, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who is the Orleans Parish district attorney; he assumed office in 2021. From 2014 to 2021, Williams served as the Second Division Councilmember-at-large on the New Orleans City Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and was elected district attorney on a progressive platform.

Williams was charged with multiple counts of federal tax fraud. In 2022, he was acquitted of all charges.