Lawyer: Three of suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore's law clerks fired

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Source: AL.com

Lawyer: Three of suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore's law clerks fired

By Kent Faulk | [e-mail]
on October 16, 2016 at 9:34 AM, updated October 16, 2016 at 9:37 AM

The clearing of vestiges of suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore's tenure on the Alabama Supreme Court included the firings of three of his clerks, according to Moore's attorney.

Moore's head law clerk and two other law clerks were fired by acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and Justice Michael Bolin, according to a statement from Mat Staver, of the legal group Liberty Counsel which represents Moore.

The firings followed Stuart's request in an Oct. 10 letter asking Moore to arrange for the removal of his personal effects from his office and to return his keys to the state's Judicial Building on or before Oct. 18.

Moore is appealing his suspension without pay for the rest of his term by the Alabama Court of Judiciary. The COJ found he violated canons of judicial ethics for a Jan. 6 administrative order he issued to the state's probate judges. The COJ found that Moore's order tried to get the probate judges to defy the U.S. Supreme Court and refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. With a venal pigheaded christian conservative like Moore,

I suspect he is the kind of boss who assigned all tasks, including drafting his opinions, to his clerks. So this is a very welcome result. Three less Liberty U shyteheels to deal with in the law.

[hatrack]

2. Good news! The linked comment thread is well worth reading

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