Who is Roy Moore?
Roy Moore is an American politician. He used to be chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
Roy was the Republican nominee in the United States Senate special election in Alabama in 2017.
Roy Moore: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
This politician was born on February 11, 1947, in Alabama, the US with birth name Roy Stewart Moore. His father Roy Baxter Moore was a construction worker and his mother’s name is Evelyn Stewart. They both served at World War II.
Moore has two brothers and two sisters. Roy’s father worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He is of English-Scottish ethnicity.
Roy Moore’s Education
He admitted the first year of high school at Gallant and then transferred to the Etowah Country High School and graduated in 1965.
Later, he joined the United States Military Academy on the recommendation of Albert Rains. In 1969, Roy graduated with a Bachelor of Science.
Roy Moore: Early Life and Professional Career
Early Life
After graduation, Roy Moore served as an assistant district attorney at the Etowah country district attorney office. He served as a company commander at the Military police Corps during the Vietnam War. Roy was appointed as a circuit judge by Governor Guy Hunt and was elected to the position at the next term.
He also served as the commander of 188th Military Police Company of the 504th Military Police Battalion and insisted his troops salute him on the battlefield, despite official training. He was given the nickname ‘Captain America‘, due to his attitude toward discipline.
Professional Career
In 1974, Roy was discharged as captain from the United States Army. The same year he was admitted to the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the first full-time prosecutor in the Etowah County district attorney’s office.
Later, Moore leaves Gadsden and lived in Australia for some years where he worked at the Telemon ranch near Springsure. Moore was the first county-wide Republican to win Reconstruction in the 1994 Etowah County election.
In 2001, Roy was sworn in as chief justice defeating Democratic contender Sharon Yates in November’s general election with over 60% of the vote. He won the Republican nomination, in the March 2012 Republican primary for chief justice of Alabama. From 2006-2009, this politician wrote weekly columns for the website ‘WorldNetDaily’.
In 2002, he also founded a non-profit organization Foundation for Moral Law.
Salary and Net Worth
Roy received the annual pension as a former judge of $136,000. He also worked in different NGOs and was highly paid, judge. Roy’s average earning per year is estimated to be $300,000.
Meanwhile, according to some sources, his estimated net worth is $4 million.
Rumor and Controversy
This politician came in a headline with the rumor when Delores Abney and her husband told that Roy is always interested in teenagers and he was always talking about younger women.
There were multiple allegations about sexual misconduct against him. He was rumored to be banned from local malls for trying to pick up teenagers.
Alabama resident Leigh Corfman says that Moore initiated the sexual counter with her in early 1979 when she was 14 years old. He was suspended from the chief justice position two days after the deadline for the Ten Commandments monument’s removal had passed.
This politician had publicly commented on pending same-sex marriage cases and encouraged state officials and judges to ignore federal court rulings overturning bans on same-sex marriage.
According to CNN, this judge is anti-gay, abortion, Islam, and anti-homosexuality. He argued that the United States is an Evil Empire comparable to the Soviet Union, saying that America is the focus of evil in the modern world exporting acceptance of homosexuality in the world.
His speech received criticism because it appeared to suggest that non-Christians did not enjoy religious protections. He also rejects the theory of evolution.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Roy Moore is 5 feet 9 inches tall with an average weight. Likely, he has light brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Social Media Profile
Roy is active on social networking sites. He has over 75 k followers on Facebook, 858 followers on Instagram, and over 10 k followers on Twitter.
This politician also has his own website.
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