Courses Offered:

Property
Trusts and Estates I
Constitutional Law
Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought

Professional Biographical Information:

J. Randy Beck joined the faculty of the University of Georgia School of Law in 1997. He teaches Property, Trusts and Estates, Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought, and Constitutional Law.

His recent scholarship includes: "Gonzales, Casey and the Viability Rule" in the Northwestern University Law Review (2009), "Christian Faith and Political Life: A Dialogue" in the Georgia Law Review (2006) (with Jason Carter) and "The Heart of Federalism: Pretext Review of Means-End Relationships" in the University of California at Davis Law Review (2003).

A dedicated teacher as well as scholar, Beck has been honored by the graduating class on four occasions as the recipient of the Phi Delta Phi John C. O'Byrne Memorial Faculty Award for Furthering Student-Faculty Relations. He has also received the C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching. Additionally, Beck serves as faculty adviser to the Christian Legal Society.

Prior to his law school appointment, Beck worked for more than five years as a general litigation associate with the law firm Perkins Coie in Seattle, Wash. He also has government experience from his year of service as an attorney-advisor in the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel.

Beck has served as a judicial clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He graduated first in his class at Southern Methodist University School of Law and earned his undergraduate degree from Baker University.