Amanda Green-Hawkins

Amanda, a product of the public school system, earned her BA from Duke University, then worked three jobs while attending Northeastern University School of Law. Her mother, a factory worker, and her father, a truck driver and member of the Carpenters Union, inspired her passion for defending workers’ rights. Her first civil rights victory came in helping craft the legal argument that saved jobs in a California factory and guaranteed workers fair and equal treatment. After clerking for a demanding appellate judge in New Jersey, rather join a high-powered firm she chose to defend the rights of citizens whose voices are often marginalized. At the United Steelworkers, she fights for blue collar families and the underprivileged. She ran and won twice as a member of the Allegheny County Council and has served on many community boards. She worked on election protection teams in three presidential election cycles, was a member of the Electoral College in 2012 and has taken many pro-bono cases. She will bring well-formulated, reasoned arguments to the court. Active members of their community, Amanda and her husband live and work in the City of Pittsburgh with their two children.