He has lived in Conyers all of his life and graduated from Heritage High School in 1984. He received his B.B.A. in Management Information systems from the University of Georgia in 1987, and his J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1990. Upon graduation, he formed the partnership Moulton & Massey, and has been assisting local residents with their litigation needs since that time. Judge Massey is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Rockdale Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and is a 1999 graduate of Leadership Georgia. He has been the Municipal Court Judge for the City of Conyers since 1995, and an assistant Magistrate Court Judge for Rockdale County from 1996 through 2003.