Christy graduated from Stanford Law School in 2012. She began her public interest career as an EJW AmeriCorps fellow in the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles's Veterans Justice Center. Subsequently, she worked as a staff attorney in Public Counsel's Children's Rights Project and clerked for the Honorable James S. Moody, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Christy has experience representing clients in a broad range of legal matters, including public benefits, family, education, and consumer law.