Biography - Christina E Ekman

Professor Christina Ekman received her B.A. in Political Science and German from James Madison University in 1987, her Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law in 1995, and her LLM with a concentration in criminal law from The Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2000. She is admitted to practice law in Washington and is also admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Professor Ekman is a former Army Judge Advocate who recently retired from active duty after over twenty years. In her final assignment, she served as the Chief of the Army Judge Advocate Recruiting Office in Washington, DC. She also served as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Professor of Criminal Law, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, Virginia; Chief of Criminal Law, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, Virginia; and Trial Counsel, Second Infantry Division, Republic of Korea.

Professor Ekman’s publications include THE ART OF TRIAL ADVOCACY Preparing the Young Child Victim for Trial, ARMY LAWYER, June 2002, at 42, and New Developments in the Law of Discovery, ARMY LAWYER, April/May 2003, at 103.

She lives with her husband and their son. Her interests include running and riding and training horses.