Roy Moore
Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947)[1] is a conservative candidate for the United States Senate from Alabama. He also served as the elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, having served two nonconsecutive terms on that court. Prior to that, he served as a circuit judge and an assistant district attorney. Moore is a Vietnam War veteran.
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| Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (second term) From: January 15, 2013 â April 26, 2017 | |||
| Predecessor | Chuck Malone | ||
| Successor | Lyn Stuart | ||
| Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (first term) From: January 15, 2001 â November 13, 2003 | |||
| Predecessor | Perry O. Hooper, Sr. | ||
| Successor | J. Gorman Houston, Jr. | ||
| Former Circuit Judge of the Sixteenth Alabama Circuit From: 1992 â 2000 | |||
| Predecessor | William Millican | ||
| Successor | Julius Swann | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Kayla | ||
| Religion | Christianity (Baptist) | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | U.S. Army | ||
| Service Years | 1969â1974 | ||
| Rank | Captain | ||
| Unit | 504th Military Police Battalion | ||
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War | ||
Moore is a Christian best known for refusing to comply with the secular agenda of federal judicial supremacy in regards to the display of the Ten Commandments on public ground and the issuing of "marriage licenses" to homosexual couples and instead choosing to stand by Alabama state law on the matters, acts which caused him to be improperly suspended from his position twice. The mainstream media has noted Moore's history of bouncing back to an equal or greater position after suffering defeat.[2] Roy Moore is 100% pro-life, a strong defender of religious liberty, and pro-gun, while his Democrat opponent takes very left-wing positions on all those issues.
Moore has been harshly attacked on multiple occasions by both liberals and establishment Republicans for his Christian, conservative, and anti-establishment views.
Early life and education
Moore was born in 1947 in Gadsden, Alabama.[1] He graduated from West Point in 1969.[3] 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 the University of Alabama School of Law in 1977.[3][4]
Legal career
Moore served as deputy district attorney in Etowah County, Alabama, from 1977 to 1982.[3] In 1984, he began a private law practice, but in 1992, he became a judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama
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- â Berman, Mike (February 9, 2015). Who is Roy Moore? The judge at the center of Alabamaâs muddled gay marriage situation. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2016.