Judicial ethics trial of ``Ten Commandments' judge expected to begin [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Judicial ethics trial of ``Ten Commandments' judge expected to begin

BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, November 12, 2003
(11-12) 01:26 PST MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) --

Suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore says he did not violate judicial ethics when he ignored a judge's order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from his courthouse.

"I was just upholding my oath of office. The constitution of Alabama requires me to acknowledge God," Moore said.

The man prosecuting him, Attorney General Bill Pryor, maintains Moore's action was "sensational flouting of a valid federal injunction."

As Moore's trial begins Wednesday, many of his supporters were expected to gather outside the judicial building to urge the Court of the Judiciary members to find Moore innocent.

Experts in Alabama politics and legal traditions say the trial of a chief justice fighting for his job is a first in the state. (snip/...)

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