Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Raymond E. Beck, Sr.
MSA SC 3520-11726

Biography:

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 5, 1939.  Attended Baltimore City and Baltimore County public schools; University of Baltimore, A.A., 1964; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1967.  Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1967.  Honorary Doctor of Law, Western Maryland College, 1988.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Carroll County, 1972-82.  Minority Whip, 1974-78.  Minority Leader, 1978-83.  Member, Ways and Means Committee. Senate, District 5, 1983-89.  Budget & Taxation Committee, 1983-89; Joint Budget & Audit Committee; Spending Affordability Committee; Special Joint Committee on Pensions; Joint Committee on State Government Revision; Special Joint Oversight Committee on Juvenile Services Initiative.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1956-59.  Colonel, Maryland Army National Guard.  Judge Advocate Generals School, basic & advanced courses, 1986, 1988. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1988.  Retired MDARNG as brigadier general (MD), March 5, 1999.  Member, Joint Legislative and Executive Committee on Pensions, 1983; Task Force on the Administration of Human Services, 1985; Task Force to Examine the School Construction Program, 1985; Task Force to Study Alternative College Financing Methods, 1987.  Associate judge, Carroll County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, 1989-91; county administrative judge, 1991-2005.  Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, and Legislative Subcommittee, Maryland Judicial Conference.  Member, American, Maryland State and Carroll County Bar Associations.

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