Moore was re-elected in 2012.The fiery Republican chief justice has been an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage both on and off the bench. Robert Bentley asking him to stand up to "judicial tyranny" after a federal judge ruled Alabama's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. "There is nothing in writing that you will find that I told anybody to disobey a federal court order. During a 2012 campaign stop he said gay marriage would be the "ultimate destruction of our country because it destroys the very foundation upon which this nation is based." Despite Moore's January order, most Alabama counties are issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Source: ABC News May 06, 2016 20:24 UTC