Amanda Dixon

Amanda Dixon joined Becket as a Constitutional Law Fellow in 2023. Before coming to Becket, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Allison Jones Rushing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Honorable James C. Dever III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Amanda earned her J.D. magna cum laude, from Duke Law School, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif.  In law school, Amanda was a member of the Alaska Law Review and Duke’s First Amendment Clinic.  She served as president of Duke’s Christian Legal Society chapter.  She also served as an intern to the Honorable Paul M. Newby, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Amanda has a B.A. from Washington & Lee University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a double major in History and Politics.  She enjoys baking, drinking coffee, reading, and travel.