Jerry Falwell, Jr

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Jerry Lamon Falwell, Jr (born June 17, 1962) is the chancellor of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, appointed in May 2007 shortly after his father's death in 2007.

Falwell attended private schools in the Lynchburg area, attending Lynchburg Christian Academy, where he graduated in 1980, and attended Liberty University, where he obtained his B.A. in Religious Studies in 1984. Falwell then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. in 1987.

Falwell is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice law in Virginia, United States District Courts in both Eastern and Western districts of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Since 1987, he has served in private practice, being the General Counsel of his father's entities, serving on the Board of Trustees of Liberty University in 2000, and later serving Vice Chancellor from 2003 until his father's death, and as Chancellor since then.

In the 2008 presidential elections, he endorsed Mike Huckabee.

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Shortly after obtaining his law degree, he married Becki Tilley of Chapel Hill, NC. They have three children -- Jerry Lamon III (born 1989), Charles Wesley (born 1993), and Caroline Grace (2000). They live in Bedford County, Virginia.

He is also the brother of Jonathan Falwell, senior pastor at the Thomas Road Baptist Church. Falwell Jr. cites Jesus Christ, Swami Vivekananda, and his father Jerry Falwell as his greatest influences.