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==Education and career==

==Education and career==

The fifth of twelve children born to a prominent Shreveport [[business]]man, Alexander was educated in private elementary and secondary schools.  He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He obtained his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law, at which he served on the ''Law Review'' and Moot Court.<ref>http://sbmag.net/april-2014/, page 76.</ref> He was a law clerk to U.S. District [[Judge]] Rebecca F. Doherty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. An appointee of former [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], Doherty is based in [[Lafayette]] and Opelousas, Lousiana. Himself a former administrative law judge, Alexander has also been in private practice, handling both criminal and civil cases.<ref>[http://www.royalalexander.org/about.php Royal Alexander | Attorney General]</ref>​

The fifth of twelve children born to a prominent Shreveport [[business]]man, Alexander was educated in private elementary and secondary schools.  He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He obtained his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law, at which he served on the ''Law Review'' and Moot Court.<ref>http://sbmag.net/april-2014/, page 76.</ref> He was a law clerk to U.S. District [[Judge]] Rebecca F. Doherty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. An appointee of former [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], Doherty is based in [[Lafayette]] and Opelousas, Louisiana. Himself a former administrative law judge, Alexander has also been in private practice, handling both criminal and civil cases.<ref>[http://www.royalalexander.org/about.php Royal Alexander | Attorney General]</ref>​

Alexander was chief of staff to former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district The two are unrelated. In 2006, the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],  accused Royal Alexander and several others, including members of Congress, of having acted too slowly regarding the disclosure of the name of the congressional page who was sent inappropriate email messages by then U.S. Representative [[Mark Foley]] of [[Florida]]. (The page lived in Rodney Alexander's House district.) Evidence showed that Royal Alexander reported the inappropriate email messages to the staff of House leadership upon his learning of the information. The matter quickly died after the 2006 congressional election, in which Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress.​

Alexander was chief of staff to former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Rodney Alexander]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district The two are unrelated. In 2006, the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],  accused Royal Alexander and several others, including members of Congress, of having acted too slowly regarding the disclosure of the name of the congressional page who was sent inappropriate email messages by then U.S. Representative [[Mark Foley]] of [[Florida]]. (The page lived in Rodney Alexander's House district.) Evidence showed that Royal Alexander reported the inappropriate email messages to the staff of House leadership upon his learning of the information. The matter quickly died after the 2006 congressional election, in which Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress.​