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| − | '''Roy Stewart Moore''' (born February 11, 1947)<ref name="PVS"/> is the elected [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Alabama]] Supreme Court, serving his second nonconsecutive term on the position. Prior to this, he served as a circuit judge and an attorney. | + | '''Roy Stewart Moore''' (born February 11, 1947)<ref name="PVS"/> is the elected [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Alabama]] Supreme Court, serving his second nonconsecutive term on the position. Prior to this, he served as a circuit judge and as an attorney. |
Moore is a [[Christian]] and a [[conservative]], best known for refusing to comply with [[Culture War|secular agenda]] of the federal courts in regards to the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public ground and the issuing of marriage licenses to [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples, acts which caused him to be suspended from his position twice. | Moore is a [[Christian]] and a [[conservative]], best known for refusing to comply with [[Culture War|secular agenda]] of the federal courts in regards to the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public ground and the issuing of marriage licenses to [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples, acts which caused him to be suspended from his position twice. | ||
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===Same-sex marriage=== | ===Same-sex marriage=== | ||
| − | Moore presided as Chief Justice the same time as [[Homosexual marriage|homosexual "marriage"]] was being legalized across the nation. A federal judge had ruled Alabama's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, and its legalization was set to take effect on February 9, 2015. The day before, Moore ordered | + | Moore presided as Chief Justice the same time as [[Homosexual marriage|homosexual "marriage"]] was being legalized across the nation. A federal judge had ruled Alabama's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, and its legalization was set to take effect on February 9, 2015. The day before, Moore ordered the state's probate judges and their employees to continue to enforce Alabama law, disregarding the court ruling.<ref>Blinder, Alan (February 8, 2015). [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/us/gay-marriage-set-to-begin-in-alabama-amid-protest.html Alabama Judge Defies Gay Marriage Law]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref> After the 2015 ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' ruling, on January 6, 2016, Moore ordered probate courts to stop issuing gay marriage licenses.<ref>Berry, Susan (January 6, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/06/alabama-chief-justice-prohibits-marriage-licenses-sex-couples/ Alabama Chief Justice Prohibits Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref> |
On May 7, 2016, Moore was illegally suspended from the bench by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission for continuing to uphold Alabama law—which, despite the illegal claims otherwise by the five liberal judges of the [[United States Supreme Court]], outlaws [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and is still in effect. His suspension was based upon the filing of frivolous complaints filed by [[leftist]] hate group and [[terrorism]]-enabler the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] and a number of other [[homosexual agenda]]-supporting groups and individuals who support the illegal imposition of same-sex "marriage" by the US Supreme Court—via the unconstitutional ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' ruling in 2015—and other corrupt left-leaning federal judges.<ref>Unruh, Bob (May 6, 2016). [http://www.wnd.com/2016/05/alabama-supreme-court-chief-justice-named-in-complaint/ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice suspended]. ''WND.com''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> Supporters of same-sex "marriage" and the illegal suspension of Moore have taken to making childish and immature attacks and false allegations against Moore and his character at the Facebook pages of both the SPLC and fellow far-Left group the [[Human Rights Campaign]] in response.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SPLCenter/posts/10154196488459700</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/humanrightscampaign/photos/a.10150307206218281.358630.18813753280/10154219789013281/?type=3</ref> | On May 7, 2016, Moore was illegally suspended from the bench by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission for continuing to uphold Alabama law—which, despite the illegal claims otherwise by the five liberal judges of the [[United States Supreme Court]], outlaws [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and is still in effect. His suspension was based upon the filing of frivolous complaints filed by [[leftist]] hate group and [[terrorism]]-enabler the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] and a number of other [[homosexual agenda]]-supporting groups and individuals who support the illegal imposition of same-sex "marriage" by the US Supreme Court—via the unconstitutional ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' ruling in 2015—and other corrupt left-leaning federal judges.<ref>Unruh, Bob (May 6, 2016). [http://www.wnd.com/2016/05/alabama-supreme-court-chief-justice-named-in-complaint/ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice suspended]. ''WND.com''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> Supporters of same-sex "marriage" and the illegal suspension of Moore have taken to making childish and immature attacks and false allegations against Moore and his character at the Facebook pages of both the SPLC and fellow far-Left group the [[Human Rights Campaign]] in response.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SPLCenter/posts/10154196488459700</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/humanrightscampaign/photos/a.10150307206218281.358630.18813753280/10154219789013281/?type=3</ref> | ||
| − | On September 30, 2016, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary decided suspend Moore for the remainder of his term, which ends in 2019, without pay.<ref>Berman, Mark (September 30, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/30/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-from-office-for-remainder-of-term/?utm_term=.8da1250fcf18 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for defiance over same-sex marriage]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Berry, Susan (October 4, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/04/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-wont-issue-same-sex-marriage-licenses/ Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Suspended Because He Won’t Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> | + | On September 30, 2016, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary decided to suspend Moore for the remainder of his term, which ends in 2019, without pay.<ref>Berman, Mark (September 30, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/30/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-from-office-for-remainder-of-term/?utm_term=.8da1250fcf18 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for defiance over same-sex marriage]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Berry, Susan (October 4, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/04/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-wont-issue-same-sex-marriage-licenses/ Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Suspended Because He Won’t Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref> |
==Other activities== | ==Other activities== | ||
| − | Moore unsuccessfully ran for Alabama Governor in 2006 and 2010, and he considered running for president in the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 | + | Moore unsuccessfully ran for Alabama Governor in 2006 and 2010, and he considered running for U.S. president in the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 election]].<ref name="Derby">Derby, Kevin (November 23, 2011). [http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/roy-moore-run-his-old-job-not-white-house Roy Moore to Run for His Old Job -- Not the White House]. ''Sunshine State News''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref> Moore served as the president of the Foundation for Moral Law from 2004<ref name="PVS">[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57111/roy-moore#.V_MUwmwVBPY Roy Moore's Biography]. ''Project Vote Smart''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref><ref name="ALSU"/> until 2013, and since 2013, he has served as President Emeritus of the foundation.<ref>[http://morallaw.org/about/ About the Foundation for Moral Law]. ''Foundation for Moral Law''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref> Moore also has ties with the [[paleoconservative]] [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]], and CP activists have attempted to recruit Moore to run for president under their party in 2004, 2008, and 2012.<ref name="Derby"/><ref>Derby, Kevin (August 15, 2011). [http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/will-roy-moore-be-gops-ralph-nader-2012 Will Roy Moore Be the GOP's Ralph Nader in 2012?]. ''Sunshine State News''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref> |
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Revision as of 20:59, October 6, 2016
| Roy Moore | |||
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| Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (second term) From: January 15, 2013-present | |||
| Predecessor | Chuck Malone | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (first term) From: January 15, 2001 – November 13, 2003 | |||
| Predecessor | Perry O. Hooper, Sr. | ||
| Successor | J. Gorman Houston, Jr. | ||
| Former Circuit Judge of the Sixteenth Alabama Circuit From: 1992-2000 | |||
| Predecessor | William Millican | ||
| Successor | Julius Swann | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Kayla | ||
| Religion | Christianity (Baptist) | ||
Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947)[1] is the elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, serving his second nonconsecutive term on the position. Prior to this, he served as a circuit judge and as an attorney.
Moore is a Christian and a conservative, best known for refusing to comply with secular agenda of the federal courts in regards to the display of the Ten Commandments on public ground and the issuing of marriage licenses to homosexual couples, acts which caused him to be suspended from his position twice.
Contents
Early life and education
Moore was born in 1947 in Gadsden, Alabama.[1] He graduated from West Point in 1969.[2] Moore served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a military police company commander, and after his service finished he earned a Juris Doctor from University of Alabama School of Law in 1977.[2][3]
Legal career
Moore served as Deputy District Attorney in Etowah County, Alabama from 1977 to 1982.[2] In 1984 he took up a private law practice, but in 1992 he "became a judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama and served until" 2000, when he was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court.[2]
Supreme Court of Alabama
Ten Commandments
On August 1, 2001, Moore installed a 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments in the Alabama judicial building.[4] His action caused an uproar, particularly among liberals, who claimed the monument violated the separation of church and state, and in October three attorneys supported by the leftist organizations SPLC, ACLU, and AUSCS sued Moore.[4]
On November 18, 2002, a U.S. district judge ruled against Moore, and later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta also ruled against him.[4] Moore rejected the orders to remove the monument, and was suspended and eventually removed from office on November 13, 2003.[4][5] Moore unsuccessfully appealed his removal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004.[6]
Re-election
Moore was re-elected as Chief-Justice in November 2012 with about 52 percent of the vote.[3][7]
Same-sex marriage
Moore presided as Chief Justice the same time as homosexual "marriage" was being legalized across the nation. A federal judge had ruled Alabama's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, and its legalization was set to take effect on February 9, 2015. The day before, Moore ordered the state's probate judges and their employees to continue to enforce Alabama law, disregarding the court ruling.[8] After the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, on January 6, 2016, Moore ordered probate courts to stop issuing gay marriage licenses.[9]
On May 7, 2016, Moore was illegally suspended from the bench by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission for continuing to uphold Alabama law—which, despite the illegal claims otherwise by the five liberal judges of the United States Supreme Court, outlaws same-sex "marriage" and is still in effect. His suspension was based upon the filing of frivolous complaints filed by leftist hate group and terrorism-enabler the Southern Poverty Law Center and a number of other homosexual agenda-supporting groups and individuals who support the illegal imposition of same-sex "marriage" by the US Supreme Court—via the unconstitutional Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015—and other corrupt left-leaning federal judges.[10] Supporters of same-sex "marriage" and the illegal suspension of Moore have taken to making childish and immature attacks and false allegations against Moore and his character at the Facebook pages of both the SPLC and fellow far-Left group the Human Rights Campaign in response.[11][12]
On September 30, 2016, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary decided to suspend Moore for the remainder of his term, which ends in 2019, without pay.[13][14]
Other activities
Moore unsuccessfully ran for Alabama Governor in 2006 and 2010, and he considered running for U.S. president in the 2012 election.[15] Moore served as the president of the Foundation for Moral Law from 2004[1][2] until 2013, and since 2013, he has served as President Emeritus of the foundation.[16] Moore also has ties with the paleoconservative Constitution Party, and CP activists have attempted to recruit Moore to run for president under their party in 2004, 2008, and 2012.[15][17]
Personal life
Moore "worked as a cattle rancher in the Australian outback"[18] in the early 1980s.
Moore is married to his wife Kayla, and together they have four children.[1][2] Moore is a strong Christian, and he attends First Baptist Church in Gallant, Alabama.[2] Moore has written a book entitled So Help Me God: The Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, and the Battle for Religious Freedom.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roy Moore's Biography. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Chief Justice Roy S. Moore. Alabama Supreme Court. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Berman, Mike (February 9, 2015). Who is Roy Moore? The judge at the center of Alabama’s muddled gay marriage situation. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kraft, Emilie (May 12, 2008). Ten Commandments Monument Controversy. Encyclopedia of Alabama. Updated November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ Ten Commandments judge removed from office. CNN. November 14, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ Faulk, Kent (October 1, 2016). What's next for suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Alabama Supreme Court?. AL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Chandler, Kim (November 8, 2012). ‘10 Commandments judge’ Roy Moore wins his old job back. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ Blinder, Alan (February 8, 2015). Alabama Judge Defies Gay Marriage Law. The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Berry, Susan (January 6, 2016). Alabama Chief Justice Prohibits Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples. Breitbart. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Unruh, Bob (May 6, 2016). Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice suspended. WND.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SPLCenter/posts/10154196488459700
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/humanrightscampaign/photos/a.10150307206218281.358630.18813753280/10154219789013281/?type=3
- ↑ Berman, Mark (September 30, 2016). Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for defiance over same-sex marriage. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ Berry, Susan (October 4, 2016). Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Suspended Because He Won’t Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses. Breitbart. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Derby, Kevin (November 23, 2011). Roy Moore to Run for His Old Job -- Not the White House. Sunshine State News. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ About the Foundation for Moral Law. Foundation for Moral Law. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Derby, Kevin (August 15, 2011). Will Roy Moore Be the GOP's Ralph Nader in 2012?. Sunshine State News. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Jarvie, Jenny (September 28, 2016). First it was the Ten Commandments, then same-sex marriage. Alabama chief justice in hot water again. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Moore, Roy S.; John Perry (2005). So Help Me God: The Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, and the Battle for Religious Freedom. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman and Holman. ISBN 978-0-8054-3263-3.
External links
- The Foundation for Moral Law
- Profile on Ballotpedia
