Christine Parker (she/her) is a Staff Attorney in the LGBTQ, Gender, and Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California. She conducts litigation, policy research and advocacy, community education and activist engagement, and media advocacy on the full range of the Project’s issue areas.
Christine was previously a Legal Fellow with the Center for Reproductive Rights’ U.S. Litigation Program. In that role, she helped litigate reproductive rights cases primarily in federal court, including June Medical Services v. Russo at the cert stage and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization during its early rounds. Christine’s other litigation work included cases challenging abortion restrictions promulgated in Texas, in North Dakota, and by the Trump administration.
Christine also previously served as a Staff Attorney at Disability Rights California and a Legal Fellow at ACLU SoCal. In these roles, she advocated for the rights of people with disabilities through impact litigation in state and federal court, legislative analysis and advocacy, and community engagement. Her work spanned a range of issues, including reasonable accommodations, alternatives to conservatorship, and deinstitutionalization.
Christine graduated from the UCLA School of Law with specializations in Public Interest Law and Policy and Critical Race Studies. There, she helped lead numerous student organizations, journals, and clinics dedicated to LGBTQ rights, gender equity, and reproductive justice. While in law school, she interned with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Abortion Federation, and ACLU SoCal.
Christine is a native of Southern California. In her spare time, she volunteers with a kitten rescue group and serves as a Legal Observer with the National Lawyers Guild.