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Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) is an American television personality, Sportcaster, Lawyer and judge. An Emmy and duPont-Columbia Award-winning journalist, and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas, Catherine Crier is now a managing partner in Cajole Entertainment developing television, film and documentary projects.
Crier, a native of Dallas, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international affairs from the University of Texas and received a Juris Doctor in two and a half years from Southern Methodist University School of Law. She began her career in law in 1978 as an Assistant District Attorney then Felony Chief Prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney's office. From 1982 to 1984, Crier was a civil litigation attorney with Riddle & Brown, handling complex business and corporate matters. In 1984, she was elected to the 162nd District Court in Dallas County, Texas as a State District Judge. During her tenure on the bench, Crier also served as Administrative Judge for the Civil District Courts and worked extensively with the ABA, National Judicial College, and Texas Legislature on legal issues. Shortly after her reelection (unopposed) to a second term on the bench, a chance meeting with a television news executive led to a dramatic career change.
In September, 1989-December 1992, Crier was hired to co-anchor the premiere evening newscast on CNN. Additionally, she co-anchored Inside Politics, all election coverage, and hosted Crier & Company, a talk show covering news, politics and international issues.
Crier joined ABC News in January 1993-August 1996, where she served as a National correspondent and as a regular substitute anchor for Peter Jennings on ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, as well as a substitute host for Ted Koppel's Nightline. She also worked as a correspondent on 20/20, the network's primetime news magazine program. Crier was awarded a 1996 Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for her work on the segment “The Predators” which examined nursing home abuses throughout the United States.
In October of '96-October of '99, Crier became one of the founding television anchors for the Fox News Channel, with her prime time program, The Crier Report, a live, hour-long nightly show, during which she interviewed the leading newsmakers of the day. Additionally, she co-anchored the evening news, election coverage and Fox Files, a magazine news show aired on the parent network.
Catherine joined Court TV's distinguished team of anchors in November 1999. She served as Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, in addition to hosting Catherine Crier Live, a fast-paced, live daily series, covering the day's “front-page” stories, until joining Cajole Entertainment in 2007. Her show was cancelled on April 27, 2007 after a 7 and a half year run.
Crier was brefily a Sportscaster for ESPN/ABC Sports primarily on Horse Racing as a Racing Analyst from January 2004-October 2004. She covered for ESPN the Triple Crown, Breeders Cup, and others. Going into ESPN/ABC she was not new to the sport of horse racing because she grew up riding Arabians and competed in national competitions inculding thoroughbreds.
Crier left ESPN after 10 months due to the amount of people being used on the horse racing events. Crier was on 27 horse racing telecasts.
Crier, a Texas-bred independent with a spirited passion for justice, released her first book, the New York Times Bestseller, The Case Against Lawyers in October, 2002. In this eye-opening and plain-spoken treatise on the law, Crier shares her outrage at the state of the justice system and calls on American citizens to demand reform. Her second book, A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation was released in March, 2005 and became a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her third book, Contempt—How the Right is Wronging American Justice, was published in September, 2006, and Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case was released in March, 2007.
She is involved with many organizations and serves on several boards, including Soldiers For The Truth, dedicated to objective military reporting and assistance to America's troops, PAX, an organization working to reduce gun violence in America that targets the nation's children and the NY Law School Committee on Media and Law. Crier lives in Westchester County, New York. In her free time, she raises and trains Arabian Horses, enjoys playing golf and exploring the world, and goes to the racetrack.
Bibliography
Crier's books include:
- Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case 2005. ISBN 978-0061134524
- Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice 2005. 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
- Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice (ISBN 1-59071-064-9, 2005).
- A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation 2007. ISBN 978-0060849634
References
External links
- Catherine Crier at IMDb
- "Catherine Crier's Bio on Court TV". Court TV.
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