Christina Hines
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Biography
Christina is a career prosecutor who began working at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in 2014. She worked on almost every type of case in the office—from homicides to robberies, torture and domestic violence, to drug and firearm cases—but her true passion was working with adults and children who had been the victim of sexual abuse. In January 2021, Christina became Chief of the Special Victims Unit and Appeals at the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office. Christina dedicated her time and resources to implementing policies to improve community response to sexual assault and prevent these crimes from happening in the first place. Christina moved Washtenaw County towards engaging in trauma-informed interviewing, best practices in child forensic interviewing, and provided dozens of legal trainings for local law enforcement. Christina also helped to create and implement the Restorative Justice Program Deflection and Diversion Program, which allows offenders and crime survivors to work through a case with trained mediators outside of the traditional criminal legal system; she brought the Fair Michigan program to Washtenaw County, which investigates and prosecutes hate crimes committed against the LGBTQ community; and led the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, which investigates and prosecutes cold case sexual assaults. Christina also ran the appellate internship program and helped develop a legal internship program for the office.
As a prosecutor, Christina has traveled across the country to attend trainings and learn best practices. She served as a member of Wayne and Washtenaw County’s Sexual Assault Review Team, the Child Death Review Committee, the Washtenaw County Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Washtenaw County Cyber Security for Children Task Force. She’s a graduate of the Prosecution Leaders of Now program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, which brings prosecutors from across the country together to discuss criminal justice and leadership. Christina chaired the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She’s a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and the Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar. Christina was also named a DBusiness 30 in their 30s and a Crain’s Notable Woman in Law in 2022. Christina completed the Michigan Political Leadership Program in 2023, where she traveled across Michigan to learn about statewide issues and bipartisan approaches to solve them. She is the President of the non-profit Women of Warren, which focuses on empowering women and building community in the City of Warren.
Christina lives in Warren with her husband and three children. When she is not fighting for justice, she enjoys traveling, reading, and baking.
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Recent courses taught
Winter Term 2024