Alabama Democrats nursing their wounds today might take comfort from the fact their candidates for statewide office ran well ahead of President Barack Obama, who garnered just 38 percent of Alabama’s vote on Election Day. But running ahead didn’t mean finishing first. Voters elected former Chief Justice Roy Moore to his second term in that [...]
Actor Chuck Norris has cut a radio ad on behalf of Republican Chief Justice nominee Roy Moore, calling him a “true patriot” who would fight left-wing organizations. In the 30-second spot, Norris and his wife Gena, both of whom have donated to the Moore campaign, call the former Chief Justice a “friend” who believes that [...]
A current Republican justice on the Alabama Supreme Court and several former justices — two of them Republican — urged voters Tuesday to vote for Democratic nominee Robert Vance for Alabama Chief Justice in the Nov. 6 election. Current Justice Tom Woodall and former Acting Chief Justice Gorman Houston, also a Republican, were among those [...]
Robert Vance wasted no time raising money for his campaign for Chief Justice. The Jefferson County Circuit Judge, named the Democratic nominee for the position in August, reported raising $268,499 in the month of September. Vance also loaned his campaign $100,000 after lending it $78,220 last month. The candidate reported spending $53,063 last month, and [...]
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Robert Vance has become the Alabama Democratic Party’s nominee for chief justice. Vance, a circuit court judge since 2002, said in a phone interview Wednesday afternoon it was an “honor” to be the party’s nominee. “It’s also a heavy responsibility,” he said. “It is my intent to run an honorable, [...]