Dean R. Poirier

Submitted by tleonard on April 29, 2008 - 3:54pm.
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Office District Status
NC Court of Appeals (Wynn seat) Statewide Candidate
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Non-Partisan Office
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
November 5, 1957 Beverly, MA Mount Olive, NC

Synopsis

Endorsements

North Carolina Republican Party, Biltmore Lake Community Action Coalition

Biography

Marital Status
Spouse
DeAnn Gray Poirier
Children
Heather Lee, Jessica Grace, Elizabeth Hope, Charlotte Faith
Biography to come.

Occupation

Appeals Referee and Adjunct Instructor of Law
North Carolina Employment Security Commission, Mount Olive College, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Kaplan University and Liberty University





Community Involvement:
Attend Adamsville Baptist Church in Goldsboro where I am an Adult Sunday School Teacher, Chairman of the Constitution Committee and a former member of the church softball team. Former Deacon, Median Adults Sunday School Teacher, Church Council Member, Evangelism Committee Chairman, Pastor Search Committee Member, Youth Minister Search Committee Member, Hispanic Mission Committee Member, Electronic Ministry Committee Member and an Operation Inasmuch Local Mission Project Planning Committee Member, at First Baptist Church of Mount Olive. Former Member of the Social Concerns Committee and softball team at St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in Raleigh and a former Member of Catholic Social Ministries, Raleigh Regional Advisory Board. Have also been involved in Heart Fund and UNICEF campaigns. Have also coached youth soccer and minor league baseball teams. Former Member, NC Bar Association, YLD Committees on Law and Aging & Arts & Entertainment Law. Former Member.  Certified in International Humanitarian Law by American Red Cross.

Contact Info



919-440-1731



Education


Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Graduated: 1979
Fairleigh-Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Graduated: 1981
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill
Graduated: 1993

Military

Not specified.

Issues

How will you measure success in your first year in office?

If I have helped the court reach common sense, reasonable decisions based solely upon the facts and the law, with courage and integrity.



Tell us about something you did for someone else.

I have done some prison ministry and I often counsel former convicted felons who come before me in matters where they have attempted to hide their past for employment purposes to acknowledge and take responsibility for their mistakes and commit to living their present and future lives according to a different set of rules, one based on honesty and accountability. In line with this I try to give them guidance on possible career options where their past will be of less concern to employers, such as work in the trades. I do this because I understand that in God’s eyes we are all “damaged goods”, in need of grace, forgiveness and redemption.



What is the biggest challenge facing North Carolina? Your county? Your district?

To give the necessary time, attention and careful consideration to the facts and the law in each case when the Court has a very large number of cases to deal with in a comparatively short period of time.

Links

http://Poirier4Justice.com








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