The Hon. Viktoria Kristiansson is a judge for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She was elected to the bench on November 7, 2017.
Kristiansson earned a B.A. from Indiana University. She then completed a J.D. at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.
After graduating from law school, Kristiansson began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia County District Attorney’s Office. During her tenure there, she prosecuted cases involving sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and child sexual and physical abuse.
Kristiansson then joined the New Jersey Office of Attorney General, where she served as a Deputy Attorney General and Special Assistant. She investigated and prosecuted human trafficking cases, collaborating with criminal justice professionals and victim services agencies to create and refine programs to support survivors.
Prior to her election to the bench, Kristiansson worked as an attorney advisor at AEquitas: The Prosecutors’ Resource on Violence Against Women. While there, she helped train prosecutors, police and corrections officers, judges, and other professionals on the implementation of trauma-informed best practices in cases related to violence against women and children.
Her memberships have included the Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program as well as the Advisory Board of the Urban Institute’s Bending Toward Justice and the New Jersey Governor’s Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence. She has also served as a volunteer attorney at the Support Center for Child Advocates.
She is registered as a Democrat.
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