Chief Justice Roy Moore filed a Motion to Expedite his appeal with the specially selected panel of judges at the Alabama Supreme Court and is willing to waive oral argument to speed up the resolution of his case. 

The scheduling of oral argument on April 26, 2017, places a great financial hardship on the Chief Justice and his family.  The “suspension” imposed for the rest of the Chief Justice’s term, the longest suspension in the history of the Court of the Judiciary (COJ), prevents him from earning his salary and benefits.

Even though his salary and benefits were terminated on September 30, 2016, he has nonetheless prosecuted this appeal for over four months, not only for his own personal vindication but also for the protection of all judges in this state who might otherwise suffer under an unjust and illegal COJ precedent that imposed a de facto removal, artfully described as a “suspension for term.” 

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