Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

EDUCATION:

Tar Heel Middle - Senior High School (Valedictorian)
Tar Heel, NC (1994)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
B.A. Degree in Political Science (1998)

North Carolina Central University School of Law (Durham, NC)
Juris Doctorate (2001)

Howard, Perry, and Walston Real Estate School (Raleigh, NC)
Fundamentals of Real Estate (April 2005) & Brokers Licensing (June 2005)

EMPLOYMENT/ LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

2006 - Present: Wake County District Court Judge

2001 - 2006: Wake County Assistant District Attorney

Spring 1998: Substitute Teacher, Durham County Public Schools

1997 - 2001: Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach, Carolina Friends School (Hillsborough, NC)

ACTIVITIES:

Board of Directors, SAFEchild Program
Board of Directors, Wake County ReEntry, Inc. - Pretrial/Sentencing Services
Board of Directors, Wake County Bar Association
Judge, Capital Area Teen Court Program
Judge, NCCU Trial and Appellate Advocacy classes
Judge, MADD Student Safety Art Competition
Judge, NC High School Mock Trial Competition
Facilitator, High School Rule of Law Conference
Member, Raleigh Men's Bible Study Fellowship
Coach, Upward K-1 Basketball

HONORS:

North Carolina Central University Hall of Fame
Exchange to Jordan, 2009 American Council of Young Political Leadership
N.C. Baptist Women's Award for Leadership
Raleigh/Wake NPHC Political Leadership Award (2008)
North Carolina Central University's School of Law Dean's List
Joseph Pogue full Academic Scholarship to UNC-CH
Morehead Scholarship Finalist

COMMUNITY SPEAKING:

Carroll Middle School
Conn Elementary Magnet School
Dillard Drive Middle School
East Millbrook Middle School
Garner Elementary
West Millbrook Middle School
North Raleigh Christian Academy
Sanderson High School  
Enloe High School
Plain View Elementary in Tar Heel, NC
Shaw University
St. Augustine's College

CHURCH: Body of Christ Church, Raleigh, NC

MARRIED TO: Attorney Dekhasta Becton Rozier

PARENTS:

Vinston Rozier, Sr.  (Pastor and Bladen County School Board Member)
Lynne Rozier (Retired Public School Teacher)

I have had the EXPERIENCE of serving the citizens of Wake County as a District Court Judge and Prosecutor for nearly 10 years.   For over four and one half years, I have served as a District Court Judge.  I have presided over calendars of more than fifty thousand cases in Juvenile, Family, Civil and Criminal Courts.  

Most people come face to face with our court system in District Court, and they should face a judge with the EXPERIENCE necessary to properly handle their case.   I have EXPERIENCE presiding over cases involving:

• Drug Dealers
• Juvenile Court
• Breaking and Entering
• Child Support
• Felonies
• Misdemeanors
• Contracts
• Driving While Impaired
• Traffic
• Divorce/ Alimony
• Landlord/ Tenant
• Restraining Orders
• Civil Lawsuits
• Drug Court
• Probation Violations
• Domestic Violence           
• Child Custody
• and many others

As a Wake County Assistant District Attorney, I prosecuted and convicted murderers, drug dealers, armed robbers, and various other criminals.  Having tried more than 65 jury trials, I have the unique EXPERIENCE of understanding the responsibility a judge has in deciding cases based on the evidence.   Also, I worked with DEA agents in wiretapping cases to stop the smuggling of drugs from Mexico and to incarcerate those responsible. 
I know my role as judge is to follow the Constitution and the law, not to impose my opinion.  Politics should not corrupt the unbiased nature of court.  When I have decided important issues such as the custody of a child, there was no room for politics or opinions.  Parties in all types of cases should be treated fairly and according to the evidence, not the judge's personal belief. 

I do not have a conservative, liberal, or activist agenda.  My agenda is to follow the Constitution and the law. 

I am a Judge with EXPERIENCE, and I ask for your vote.