George L. Beck Jr.

George Lamar Beck Jr. (born September 11, 1941) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama from 2011 to 2017. In March 2017, he joined the law firm of Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles & Knowles.

Biography Beck graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963 and from the University of Alabama School of Law with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1966. Beck enlisted in the Alabama Army National Guard in 1966 and retired as a colonel in 2001.

Legal career He worked as an associate at St. John & St. John from 1966 to 1971. On July 6, 2011, he was sworn in as United States Attorney. He resigned on March 10, 2017, after being order to by President Donald Trump as part of the 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys.

After resigning as U.S. Attorney, he joined the law firm of Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles & Knowles which is based in Birmingham and Alexander City.