Background
Beatty, Samuel Alston was born on April 23, 1923 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Eugene C. and Rosabelle (Horton) Beatty.
Beatty, Samuel Alston was born on April 23, 1923 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Eugene C. and Rosabelle (Horton) Beatty.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Adminstrn, University Alabama, 1948. Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1953. Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1959.
Juris Scientiae Doctor, Columbia University, 1964.
Private practice, Tuscaloosa, 1953-1956. Member faculty University Alabama Law School, 1955-1970, professor law, 1963-1970, assistant dean, 1959-1963. Visiting professor law University Cincinnati Law School, 1966-1967.
Associate director Alabama Defender Project, 1967-1970. Dean, professor law Mercer University Law School, 1970-1972, adjunct professor, 1972-1974. Vice president, trust officer First National Bank & Trust Company, Macon, Georgia, 1972-1974.
Assistant attorney general, chief civil division State of Alabama, 1974. Partner firm Henley & Beatty, Tuscaloosa, Northport, Alabama, 1975-1976. The American Association For Justice Alabama Supreme Court, 1976-1989.
Adjunct professor University Alabama Graduate School, since 1975. Speaker, lecturer in field.
Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American, Alabama, Tuscaloosa County bar associations, National Organization Legal Problems Education, Farrah Order Jurisprudence, Order of Coif, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Maude Applegate, January 19, 1949. Children: Rosa Beatty Lord, Eugene A.