Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) has reportedly interviewed a suspended Alabama Supreme Court chief justice to assume the seat held by Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE (R-Ala.).

Representatives from Bentley's office confirmed to WVTM 13 that the governor had spoken with Justice Roy Moore regarding the seat in Senate.

Sessions was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE to serve as attorney general in the incoming administration.

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Bentley can therefore appoint an interim senator to take his seat.

Moore was suspended in September for the remainder of his term after the Alabama Court of the Judiciary found he had violated judicial ethics, according to AL.com

He was suspended for telling probate judges that they still needed to enforce Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage.

Other people who are reportedly being considered to take Sessions's seat include state Sens. Arthur Orr, Cam Ward and Del Marsh; state Reps. Mo Brooks Morris (Mo) Jackson BrooksOvernight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House Democrats tee up vote on climate-focused energy bill next week | EPA reappoints controversial leader to air quality advisory committee | Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals,' official says MORE and Connie Rowe; former state Rep. Perry Hooper Jr.; and Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock, according to the Montgomery Advertiser.