Judge Roy Moore
| Roy Moore | |
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Moore in 2011
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| 28th and 32nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama | |
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In office January 15, 2013 – April 26, 2017 Suspended: May 6, 2016 – April 26, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Malone |
| Succeeded by | Lyn Stuart |
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In office January 15, 2001 – November 13, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Perry O. Hooper Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Gorman Houston (Acting) |
| Judge for the Sixteenth Circuit Court of Alabama | |
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In office 1992–2000 |
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| Appointed by | H. Guy Hunt |
| Preceded by | Julius Swann |
| Succeeded by | William Millican |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Roy Stewart Moore February 11, 1947 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1992–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (before 1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Kayla Kisor (m. 1985) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
United States Military Academy (BS) University of Alabama School of Law (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Campaign website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1969–1974 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | 504th Military Police Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947) is an American politician and jurist who served as the 28th and 32nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He was the Republican nominee in the 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama to fill the seat vacated by Jeff Sessions. Moore lost by 1.7 percentage points to Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
Moore attended West Point and served as a company commander in the Military Police Corps during the Vietnam War. After graduating from the University of Alabama Law School, he joined the Etowah County district attorney's office, serving as an assistant district attorney from 1977 to 1982. In 1992 he was appointed as a circuit judge to fill a vacancy, and elected to the position at the end of the term. In 2001 Moore was elected to the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He was removed from his position in November 2003 by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary for refusing a federal court's order to remove a marble monument of the Ten Commandments.
Moore sought the Republican nomination for the governorship of Alabama in 2006 and 2010, but lost in the primaries. Moore was again elected Chief Justice in 2013, but was suspended in May 2016, for defying a U.S. Supreme Court decision about same-sex marriage. Moore resigned in April 2017, and in September 2017 was nominated for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions.
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