Roy Moore: American politician, lawyer, and jurist

Roy Moore
30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
In office January 15, 2013 – April 26, 2017 Suspended: May 6, 2016 – April 26, 2017
Preceded by	Chuck Malone
Succeeded by	Lyn Stuart
In office January 15, 2001 – November 13, 2003
Preceded by	Perry O. Hooper Sr.
Succeeded by	Gorman Houston (Acting)
Judge for the Sixteenth Circuit Court of Alabama
In office 1992–2000
Appointed by	H. Guy Hunt
Preceded by	Julius Swann
Succeeded by	William Millican
Personal details
Born	Roy Stewart Moore (1947-02-11) February 11, 1947 (age 77) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1992–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (Before 1992)
Spouse(s)	Kayla Kisor
Children	4 (1 adopted)
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (JD)
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Website	Campaign website

Moore has earned significant national attention and controversy over his strongly anti-homosexual, anti-Muslim, and right-wing views, his belief that Christianity should order public policy, as well as his past ties to neo-Confederates and white nationalist groups.

Moore was born in Gadsden, Alabama. He studied at the United States Military Academy and at the University of Alabama. He married Kayla Kisor. They have four children. Many women called him a hebephile and ephebophile after he courted them while they were young teens.

Moore was elected to the position of Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2001, but removed from his position in November 2003 by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary for refusing to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments commissioned by him from the Alabama Judicial Building, despite orders to do so by a federal court.

Moore was again elected Chief Justice in 2013, but was suspended in May 2016, for encouraging judges to continue to enforce the state's ban on same-sex marriage despite the fact that it had been deemed unconstitutional. Following an unsuccessful appeal, Moore resigned in April 2017.

Moore sought the Republican nomination for the governorship of Alabama in 2006, but lost to incumbent Bob Riley in the June primary by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. He sought the Republican nomination for the office again in 2010, but placed fourth in the Republican primary.

Moore defeated incumbent Luther Strange in the Republican primary to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions upon Sessions's confirmation as Attorney General of the United States. He faced Democratic nominee Doug Jones in the special election on December 12, 2017.

According to Vox, if Moore is elected, he is likely to be the most far-right Senator, "far afield from even the most conservative Republican currently in the Senate."

Moore lost the election to Jones with his 48.8% to Jones's 49.6%.

Sexual harassment allegations

In November 2017, he was accused of sexual abuse of underage girls in the past. Republicans such as John McCain and Mitt Romney called for Moore to drop out of the race after the allegations were reported. Other senators withdrew their endorsements of Moore's Senate candidacy. Days later, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that he believes the women who made the accusations and that Moore should "step aside". Speaker of the House Paul Ryan also called for Moore to abandon his campaign. President Donald Trump, however, expressed support for Moore.

Moore announced on June 20, 2019 that he would challenge for Doug Jones once again for his Senate seat in the 2020 election. He did not however win the republican primary election, losing to Jeff Sessions and senator-elect Tommy Tuberville.