Amanda J. Peters

Vice President, Associate Dean for Faculty, Professor of Law

Education
B.A., Texas Tech University
J.D., Texas Tech University

Areas of Expertise
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
Legal Research & Writing

Amanda Peters serves as Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law. She teaches Legal Research and Writing, Texas Criminal Procedure, Criminal Litigation Drafting, and Negotiation Skills for Criminal Practitioners. She has received faculty awards for teaching and scholarship and has held two peer-nominated research professorships. Her criminal law and procedure articles have been published in the Boston College, Alabama, Utah, Pepperdine, Florida State, Baylor, Lewis and Clark, and Oregon Law Reviews, among others. Her textbook Texas Criminal Procedure is used in law schools across the state. Before joining the faculty in 2007, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney and a criminal defense attorney in Houston for 11 years. She tried 40 misdemeanor and felony jury trials and authored nearly 200 appellate briefs. She earned her J.D. and B.A. from Texas Tech. She was a published member of the Texas Tech Law Review, where she received a Best Editor award while serving as a Casenote/Comment Editor.

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