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Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) was an American television anchor for the Court TV program, Catherine Crier Live, a daily show concerning legal news stories. The show was cancelled on April 27, 2007, after a seven-year run.
Crier was born in Dallas, Texas, to Will Thomas Crier Jr. and Virginia Ann Priddy. Crier began her TV career at CNN which she co-anchored the programs Inside Politics ‘92 and The World Today. Later, ABC News hired her as a correspondent for ABC World News Tonight and the newsmagazine 20/20. After spending three and a half years with ABC News, Fox News Channel hired her to anchor The Crier Report, a live, nightly talk show.
Before becoming a television personality, Crier served as a Texas State District Judge for the 162nd District Court in Dallas County. She subsequently became the youngest elected state judge in Texas history at age thirty. From 1982 to 1984, Crier was a civil litigation attorney in Dallas; prior to this, from 1978 to 1981, an Assistant District Attorney and Felony Chief Prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney's office.
Crier was graduated from Richardson High School and University of Texas at Austin, from which she earned Bachelor of Arts in political science and international affairs. In college, she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
Catherine Crier appeared in the 2006 Robin Williams film Man of the Year. Her role was that of Political Commentator #2 but was credited with the name of Cathleen Crier.
Bibliography
- Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case (2007)
- A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation (2005)
- Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice (ISBN 1-59071-064-9, 2005).
References
- Court TV Cancels Crier, Anne Becker, Broadcasting & Cable, April 10, 2007, retrieved on April 22, 2007.
- Court TV Biography of Catherine Crier
External links
- Catherine Crier at IMDb
- "Catherine Crier's Bio on Court TV". Court TV. Retrieved May 27.
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Crier's books include:
- Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case ISBN 978-0061134524
- A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation ISBN 978-0060849634
- Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice ISBN 978-1590710647
- The Case Against Lawyers: How the Lawyers, Politicians, and Bureaucrats Have Turned the Law into an Instrument of Tyranny--and What We as Citizens Have to Do About It ISBN 978-0767905053
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