Judge honors origin of law.Readers of THE NEW AMERICAN are very familiar with the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. controversy surrounding then-Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore For the baseball player, see . Roy Moore is a controversial American jurist and politician noted for his refusal, as the elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the courthouse despite orders from a federal court . Moore first attracted national attention when, as an Alabama state circuit judge, he hung a homemade plaque of the Ten Commandments in his courtroom. Upon being elected as chief justice of the state Supreme Court, Justice Moore installed a granite monument of the Ten Commandments in the Alabama Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Alabama is the highest court in the state of Alabama. The court consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, elected in partisan elections for staggered six year terms. rotunda rotunda In Classical and Neoclassical architecture, a building or room that is circular in plan and covered with a dome. The Pantheon is a Classical Roman rotunda. The Villa Rotonda at Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, is an Italian Renaissance example. . (See "Defender of the Decalogue" in THE NEW AMERICAN for December 16, 2002.) That monument has since been removed, following a directive from U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson. Now another Alabama jurist A judge or legal scholar; an individual who is versed or skilled in law. The term jurist is ordinarily applied to individuals who have gained respect and recognition by their writings on legal topics. jurist n. , Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan, has taken a slightly different approach to reinforcing the connection between the Ten Commandments, which underpin all law in Judeo-Christian society, and the administration of justice. The judge had each of the Ten Commandments embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. in golden-yellow lettering on his solid black judicial robe! Not surprisingly, some people raised objections to Judge McKathan's judicial attire. Attorney Riley Powell, defending a client charged with DUI, filed a motion objecting to the robe and stated, "I feel this creates a distraction that affects my client." Justice McKathan was very firm in defending his decision to wear the Ten Commandments on his robe, however. He told the Associated Press that he believes the Ten Commandments represent the truth "and you can't divorce the law from the truth.... The Ten Commandments can help a judge know the difference between right and wrong." Former Chief Justice Roy Moore has been a vocal public supporter of Judge McKathan's efforts to underscore the importance of the Ten Commandments as the foundation of our system of law. Moore appeared with McKathan at a Rotarian meeting held at the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
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