Christopher Williams
Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Critical Race Theory, Criminal Procedure, and Criminal Justice Reform
Background:
Christopher Williams is an Assistant Professor of Law at UC Irvine School of Law. He is primarily interested in race, gender, sexuality, and their intersection with constitutional law and criminal procedure. He writes on problems related to the criminal justice system as well as the people who attempt to make the criminal justice system more equitable for communities of color. In doing so, Williams’ research not only attempts to highlight pitfalls in the law but also to provide pathways to make the law more equitable.
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- July 2024
Crimfest: Presenter, Pragmatic Abolition - June 2024
John Mercer Langston Conference: Discussant, Saving Black Lives: The Black Homicide Crisis as Racial Injustice; Presenter, Pragmatic Abolition
- Christopher Williams, ESSAY: Ending cash bail shows that we shouldn’t lead with fear, The Triibe (2024)
- Krystal Nurse, State Police Now Tracking Incidents of Bias against Police Officers in Michigan, Lansing State Journal (2023)