Thompson ordered Moore to remove the monument within 30 days , but stayed that order pending Moore 's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals .
On Dec. 19 , he gave Moore 15 days to remove it , but a week later stayed his order pending Moore 's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals .
Jim Wolfcale , the jury foreman and a minister , said , " This case was both mentally challenging and emotionally exhausting . "