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Our Judicial System faces enormous challenges in the coming days. The economic crisis which now is upon us has mandated serious cuts in funding of the court system.

In 2001-2003 I served as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court which experienced the largest budget cuts in the history of the Court to that time, for two consecutive years. Yet we maintained the efficient operation of the courts by effective personnel management and pursuit of cost effective programs to accomplish the goals we had established. While we were forced to make tough decisions in cutting some expenses, the courts remained “open for business.”

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Many issues face the Alabama Unified Judicial System. Inadequate funding, lengthy delays in both civil and criminal trials, and lack of coordination within the court system must be addressed to ensure that the people of Alabama receive the fair and impartial administration of justice which they deserve.

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Family man, businessman, attorney, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Vietnam veteran, farmer, West Point Military Academy graduate, all describe Roy S. Moore.

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WHYCHIEF JUSTICEALABAMA SUPREME COURT Our Judicial System faces enormous challenges in the coming days. The economic crisis which now is upon us has mandated serious cuts in funding of the court system.Experience Counts In 2001-2003 I served as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court which experienced the largest budget cuts in the history of the Court to that time, for two consecutive years. Yet we maintained the efficient operation of the courts by effective personnel management and pursuit of cost effective programs to accomplish the goals we had established. While we were forced to make tough decisions in cutting some expenses, the courts remained “open for business.” My leadership philosophy has not changed. I will use those same skills of budget management which I learned in the United States military, and that knowledge which I gained as a Circuit Judge and deputy district attorney to return the court system to its former efficiency. Leadership Matters As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court I had occasion to participate in major decisions which made a lasting impact on Alabama. My advisory decision No. 373 issued on April 24, 2001, on § 65 of the Alabama Constitution regarding the prohibition of lotteries in this state was used by state courts and the federal court to stop the use of unlawful gambling devices across Alabama during the past decade. In May 2002, I led the Court that stopped the "“Equity Funding Lawsuit”" which had lingered in the appellate courts of Alabama for over 10 years and had cost our state millions of dollars. Not only would it have cost our state over $1 billion in new taxes, but the underlying action threatened to destroy the right of parents to control the education of their children recognized by the Alabama Constitution. As a husband and a father, I cherish the role of families in our society. We must maintain the basic structure of family if we are to survive as a people. As Chief Justice, I dealt boldly with issues of homosexuality, molestation, child abuse, parental neglect, and other immoral attacks on the family during my tenure. And in July 2003, together with a majority of the other justices on the Supreme Court, we stopped an attempt to impose an unlawful occupational tax in Montgomery County because such schemes violated the Constitution of Alabama which I was sworn to uphold. I stated in my Opinion that, “"Whatever pretext may be proffered for levying an occupational tax on income, no court may disregard constitutional restrictions in favor of those who would circumvent the Alabama Constitution.”" But perhaps, my service as Chief Justice is best remembered for my defense of the acknowledgement of God through a display of the Ten Commandments in the Rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. While I have no plans to move the monument from its present location in Gadsden, Alabama, I will continue to recognize and acknowledge God as the source of our morality. Without God we will lose our moral compass and be set adrift upon a sea of immorality without any fixed standard of right or wrong. Moreover, without an understanding of God’s sovereignty, constitutional restraints on the wrongful abuse of power, which our founding fathers attributed to the fallen nature of man, become meaningless. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances are basic premises which undergird both our federal and state constitutions. When the lower trial court usurped the power of the Legislative Branch in the Equity Funding Lawsuit, I stated in my opinion that, “". . . In dictating to the Legislature how it must appropriate funds for public education, the trial court violated long understood constitutional boundaries between the branches of government. . . . The desire or need for action in a particular area of public policy cannot justify a court’s intruding itself into the field of legislation in order to reach a desired result, whether that result concerns education, health care, taxation, or any other area of public interest."” As a Vietnam veteran, deputy district attorney, circuit judge, and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court I have devoted my life to public service upon my oath to uphold, support, and defend the Constitution of the United States. Basic institutions of family, faith, and freedom are under assault by some who would undermine those ideals contained within the U.S. Constitution and our own Constitution of Alabama. As Chief Justice I will continue to do my duty to uphold the law and ensure that our law is applied equally to all people in a fair and impartial manner. Experience does count and leadership will matter to our future. I look forward with great expectation to another opportunity to serve the people and the great State of Alabama, which I love.

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About Judge Roy Moore.
BiographyOn February 11, 1947, in Gadsden, Alabama, Roy Stewart Moore was born to Roy Baxter Moore and his wife, Evelyn Rosida (Stewart) Moore. Having recently returned from France, where he had served with the United States Army during World War II, Sergeant Roy Baxter Moore had met and married Evelyn, the sister of an army buddy from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.With so many returning at the end of the war, jobs were scarce and the Moore family struggled to make ends meet, but still the family grew with the addition of another son, Jerry, then a daughter, Nancy. Young Roy entered the first grade in Attalla, Alabama, but soon the Moore family relocated to Houston, Texas, where Roy's father had found new employment. By the time Roy began the 10th grade, the Moores had moved back to Alabama, then to Pennsylvania, and again to Alabama, and a third son, Joey, and a little girl, Toni, had been added to the family. In ten years, Roy had attended ten different schools. Roys dad was strict and a firm disciplinarian who taught his children to respect their elders, treat others as they would want to be treated, and to love God. There were two things he said that others could never take from you, your faith in God and your education. And he believed in hard work! With little formal education, Mr. Moore had worked as a butcher, farmer, carpenter, painter, mechanic, jack hammer operator, and in many other trades. Roy's mother was a hard worker as well. In addition to caring for her five children, cooking, cleaning, and helping with homework, she held various jobs to help with the family income. In 1962, the family had finally settled in a farming community in Gallant, Alabama, where they rented a small house without an indoor bathroom for $25.00 per month. Roy and his brother, Jerry, did their part with family chores, feeding chickens, and hogs, and cutting firewood with an axe and crosscut saw for the fireplace. The landlord was a good man allowing the Moore family to use his mules for plowing their garden, and milking his cow, providing milk for the family. In 1963 Roy went to work at a local grocery store in town for a whopping 85 cents per hour, always bringing his paycheck home to his family.At Etowah High School, Roy earned his lunch money by cleaning tables after school and preparing the lunchroom for the next day. In school he maintained a perfect attendance record and a straight A average, was a member of the BETA Club, and was elected President of the Student Body during his senior year. Upon graduation from Etowah High School, Roy received a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Entering West Point in 1965, Roy began strenuous military training and a rigorous academic schedule. The Academy motto, Duty, Honor, Country, became more than words, but rather, guiding principles by which Roy Moore lived his life. His experience at West Point was particularly challenging when his dad died at the early age of 49 during Cadet Moores junior year. At graduation, Roy received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Arts, Sciences, and Literature and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. After completing Airborne training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, Roy Moore, like his father before him, proudly served his country in Europe as a mechanized infantry officer with the 2nd Battalion 51st Infantry Division, then as a 1st Lieutenant with a military police company in Stuttgart, Germany, and later as a Captain and Company Commander of the 188th Military Policy Company in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Captain Moore ended his service as a Battalion Staff Officer of the 716th M.P. Battalion at Ft. Riley, Kansas. In 1974, Roy Moore entered the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating three years later with a Juris Doctor degree, whereupon he became the first full time deputy district attorney in Etowah County, Alabama.While practicing as a prosecuting attorney from 1977-1982, he also began building his own home in the little farming community to which he had moved 15 years before. As a deputy district attorney, Roy Moore found the criminal justice system to be corrupt and fraught with favoritism to well-established attorneys. Justice was often delayed and in many cases denied to victims of crime. In 1982, Roy Moore challenged the system by running for the office of Circuit Judge. After his unsuccessful attempt at public office, Roy Moore took a break from the practice of law to fight full contact karate in Texas and then travel in western Queensland, Australia where he worked on horseback mustering cattle in the Outback. In 1984, Roy Moore returned to Alabama where he resumed a general law practice. Soon thereafter he met Kayla and they were married on December 14, 1985. Kayla and Roy have four children, Heather, Roy Baxter, Caleb and Micah. With the marriage of their two eldest children, they now have three grandchildren, Chloe, Zoe and Gracie. From 1984 to 1992, Roy Moore was in the practice of law dealing with hundreds of cases both civil and criminal. Well known for his reputation as a trial attorney, he prosecuted and defended those who had been deprived of their rights or had suffered loss to their person or property. In 1992, Roy Moore was appointed to the office of Circuit Judge in Etowah County, Alabama, and in 1994 was elected to that position as the first Republican judge in the county. The first controversy over the Ten Commandments began soon after Judge Moore took office, when he placed a small hand-carved plaque he had made many years before, in his courtroom. The ACLU sued Judge Moore in both federal and state court, and after a lengthy battle, both courts declined to consider the case. In 2000, Judge Moore was elected by the people of Alabama to serve as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roy Moore wrote numerous legal opinions involving education, taxation, separation of powers, and governmental operations. In addition, Chief Justice Moore was the chief administrator of the Alabama Unified Judicial System supervising over 2200 employees and 300 officials with a budget of over $130,000,000. In 2001, Chief Justice Moore installed a granite monument depicting the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building, to invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God in establishing justice as provided in the Constitution of the State of Alabama.Once again, the ACLU, joined by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Southern Poverty Law Center sued Chief Justice Moore over the display.The issue in the case as stated by the federal district judge in closing argument was,Can the state acknowledge God? In his decision, Federal District Court Judge Myron Thompson stated, "While the Chief Justice is free to keep whatever religious beliefs he chooses, the State (Alabama) cannot acknowledge the Judeo-Christian God or attribute to that God our religious freedom." Not only does every state constitution in some way acknowledge the sovereigntyof God, but also the United States Constitution does so as well, in both the design of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and in United States Supreme Court case law. History is replete with recognition of the sovereignty of God by all three branches of the American government. Recognizing the intrusion of the federal government upon the authority of the state, under the doctrine of States Rights, Chief Justice Moore refused to submit to the unlawful authority of a federal judge, upholding his oath to both the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Alabama. When the Chief Justice was given an unlawful order to remove the monument because it acknowledged a Sovereign God, he respectfully declined, citing for his basis both the United States Constitution and his oath of office.Roy Moore was merely putting into practice what he had learned at West Point; choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be content with a half truth when the whole can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy. After his removal from office on November 12, 2003, Roy Moore served as Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for Moral Law and today serves as president of that foundation in Montgomery, Alabama. The former Chief Justice files legal amicus curiae briefs in state and federal courts across America regarding the issue of religious freedom and other moral-related issues such as the right to life and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. He also lectures and teaches the precepts of the United States Constitution and the history of our Country.While Roy Moore no longer serves as a judge, he is nationally known as the Ten Commandments Judge and is a noted author and lecturer on constitutional issues which face our Country. His story and that of the battle over the Ten Commandments is fully described in his book, So Help Me God.Roy Moore has received numerous awards and honors from many groups across the country, and in 1996, the 105th Congress, the House of Representatives and Senate concurring, stated, Judge Roy S. Moore, a lifelong resident of Etowah County, Alabama, graduate of the United States Military Academy with distinguished service to his country in Vietnam, and graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, has served his country and his community with uncommon distinction. But perhaps the crowning tribute to his public service was given at a recent speech in Texas honoring former President Ronald Reagan on his birthday: On February 5, 2011, the Republican Freedom Coalition and Central Texas Tea Party presented to Roy Moore the Great American Award, stating that Judge Moore has made a substantial contribution as an American Jurist, Conservative Republican Statesman, and as an advocate of Christian Virtue in the Land.

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Evelyn Moore-Mother

Roy Moore - Father

Roy High School

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Roy in Vietnam

Captain Roy Moore

Roy and Kayla Moore Wedding

Roy at Aussie Ranch

Roy with Ten Commandments

Roy - Supreme Court of Alabama

Foundation for Moral Law

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Adequate Funding As Chief Justice I served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Alabama Unified Judicial System where I worked extensively with the Executive and Legislative branches concerning the judicial budget and I will continue to do so when elected as Chief Justice. I understand what it means to be a good steward of the public trust and I will ensure the maximum use of the limited available resources. We cannot afford to ignore wasteful practices, unpaid fines and court costs, and needless bureaucracy. Electronic filing and other technological innovations, developed and implemented during my former term of office, have helped streamline our system, but more is needed. During my first tenure, I was able to ensure that our court system operated efficiently and effectively despite large cuts to the budget during times of severe financial crisis, and I will do so again upon reelection. Caseload Management Having served many years as a trial court judge and a deputy district attorney, I know the necessity of case management. The people of Alabama need and deserve to have cases they bring to the court heard within a reasonable period of time. “"Justice delayed is Justice denied,”" and whether in a civil or criminal context, it is our responsibility to provide appropriate resolution within a reasonable period of time. Mediation, negotiation, and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution often serve to provide the most acceptable results to both parties, but if all else fails then courts and judges must be readily available to “"move the docket."” The Chief Justice frequently assigns additional judges to assist across the state where needed. As Chief Justice I will make certain that such a system is not abused by partiality, favoritism, or prejudice to any party.Alternative Sentencing Alternative Sentencing for non-violent offenders has had tremendous results in reducing recidivism in our Court System. Drug Courts, Deferred Prosecution, Boot Camps, and Youthful Offender programs have served to rehabilitate and deter those who have not been proven to be a danger to the public. But in many cases the only recourse is to ensure swift and appropriate discipline of criminal offenders. Court Referral Programs should be available in drug cases and for alcohol dependency, but only used where the public is adequately protected from those who are a danger. Innovative approaches to sentencing are not always appropriate but many have proven successful in the past in reducing the rate of repeat offenders. Capital Punishment One problem in our criminal system is the lengthy delays in cases of those convicted of capital crimes. Of course, everyone convicted of any crime deserves the right of appeal, but endless appeals which delay execution for decades need priority attention. I will work with the Attorney General of Alabama to ensure that those convicted of capital crimes are properly punished within a reasonable time after conviction. Fair and Impartial Justice The proper role of a judge is found in Moses’ charge to the judges of Israel: “"Ye shall not respect persons in judgment but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man for the judgment is God’'s.”" Deut. 1:17 Judges must be fair to all who appear before them. To favor one more than another because of wealth, appearance, relationship, station in life, or other reason is to be partial and unfair. We must always strive to "“choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong and never to be content with a half-truth, when the whole can be won.”" The Courts of Alabama must have leadership which stands for those principles. I will always do my best to seek liberty and justice for all.

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QUALIFICATIONS: JUDGE ROY MOORE
*Born - February 11, 1947, Gadsden, Alabama, to Roy Baxter Moore and Evelyn (Stewart) Moore, the eldest of five siblings*Family - Married to Kayla 1985. Four children, three grandchildren*Education: Etowah High School, Attalla, Alabama, 1965, where he was elected Student Body President in his senior year The United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1969, B.S. degree in Arts, Sciences, and Literature The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1977, Juris Doctor degree*Military: Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point, Military Instruction and Training, 1965-1969 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion 51st Infantry Division, Illesheim, Germany, 1969 1st Lieutenant, 385th M.P. Company, Stuttgart, Germany, 1971 Captain, Company Commander, 188th M.P. Company, 504th M.P. Battalion, Danang, Vietnam, 1971-1972 Battalion Staff Officer, 716th M.P. Battalion, Ft. Riley, Kansas, 1972-1974*Legal: First Fulltime Deputy District Attorney, Etowah County, AL, 1977-1982 Attorney, private practice in civil and criminal law, 1984-1992 Circuit Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, Etowah County, AL, 1992-2001 Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 2001-2003 Chief Administrator of the Alabama Unified Judicial System Chairman of the Board and subsequent President, Foundation for Moral Law, Montgomery, AL, 2004- present*Author: Roy Moore has authored "So Help Me God," as well as numerous publications, including Religion in the Public Square, published by Cumberland Law Review, Cumberland School of Law, Volume 29, No. 2, 1998-1999, Putting God Back in the Public Square, Imprimis, Hillsdale College, Volume 28, No. 8, August, 1999, Courts Out of Control: Understanding the Rule of Law in America, Liberty Forum, Institute on the Constitution, Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 2006, and Our Legal Heritage. Roy Moore has also been a WorldNetDaily columnist and the author of numerous legal amicus curiae briefs*Speaker: Nationally known speaker on First Amendment and Religious Freedom, Constitutional Law, and Civil Liberty. Roy Moore has spoken across America for the past 15 years to churches, universities, schools, political groups, civil groups, and military organizations, tea parties, and law enforcement organizations *Awards and Resolutions 2011 Great American Award by the Central Texas Tea Party and Republican Freedom Coalition Resolutions: 1996 House of Representatives, U.S. Congress (Senate Concurring) Congressional Resolution #31, Judge Roy S. Moore, a lifelong resident of Etowah County, Alabama, graduate of the United States Military Academy with distinguished service to his Country in Vietnam, and graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law, has served his Country and community with uncommon distinction. 1998 California Republican Party, Michael J. Schroeder, Chairman called Judge Moore Tireless Defender of Individual freedom and liberties*Media: Roy Moore has appeared on the FOX News Channels Hannity & Colmes and The OReilly Factor, NBCs Today Show, and NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and 20/20, CNNs Inside Politics, Paula Zahn Now and American Morning, CBS The Early Show, CBNs The 700 Club, James Dobsons Focus on the Family, and featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and many other media outlets But Who is Roy Moore? Click here for more information.

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Judge Roy Moore is known as a judge of the people. A man who has always fought special interest control over government, Judge Moore has stood for the common man and values of fairness, justice, and equality.

Judge Moore served his Country in Vietnam and has been a dedicated public servant for most of his life. In 2003, Judge Moore stood against an unlawful order of the federal Court to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments which acknowledged the sovereignty of God. He was removed from Office by a panel of unelected judges. He now seeks to recover the same job to which he was elected by the people.

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