Ginger Poynter
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| Ginger Poynter | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Title: | Former judicial candidate |
| Position: | Chief Justice |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Independent |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Supreme Court |
| State: | Alabama |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | No |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | withdrawn% |
Ginger Poynter is an attorney in Mobile. She ran for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court as a write-in candidate, but dropped out of the race before the general election. [1][2]
Poynter's reason for running for office:
If either of the two parties put up a reasonable candidate, it wouldn’t be necessary to run. My goal is to protect the office and not allow Alabama to become the butt of jokes on late-night TV. [3]
Education
Poynter received her J.D. from Regent School of Law in Virginia. [3]
Career
Poynter has spent ten years as an attorney in private practice. Before that, she served as a prosecutor in Texas. [3]
Awards and associations
- Past president, Mobile Criminal Defense Lawyers Association [3]
See also
External links
- AL.com, "Mobile lawyer launches write-in bid for Alabama chief justice," March 26, 2012
- The Republic, "2 write-in candidates enter race for Alabama chief justice, hope to block Roy Moore return," March 28, 2012
References
- ↑ WSFA.com, "Write-in candidate quits Ala. chief justice race," April 24, 2012
- ↑ The Republic, "2 write-in candidates enter race for Alabama chief justice, hope to block Roy Moore return," March 28, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 AL.com, "Mobile lawyer launches write-in bid for Alabama chief justice," March 26, 2012
