1. Catherine Jean Crier is an American journalist and author of A Deadly Game and The Case Against Lawyers.
15 Facts About Catherine Crier
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Catherine Crier was the youngest elected state judge in Texas history at age thirty and served as a Texas State District Judge for the 162nd District Court.
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Catherine Crier regularly appears as a guest contributor and panelist on various news programs, conducts speaking engagements across the country, and blogs for The Huffington Post.
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Catherine Crier was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954 to Ann, a horse breeder and homemaker, and William Catherine Crier, a banker.
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In 1970, Catherine Crier's family bought a farm in a Dallas suburb where she hauled hay, cleaned stalls, and competed in Arabian horse shows across the Southwest.
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Catherine Crier entered the University of Texas at Austin at age 16, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international affairs, then received a Juris Doctor in two and a half years from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
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Catherine Crier began her career in law in 1978 in the Dallas County District Attorney's office, starting as an Assistant District Attorney, then becoming Felony Chief Prosecutor.
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Catherine Crier was co-anchor of both Inside Politics '92, a daily show which followed the 1992 political process, and The World Today, the premier evening newscast.
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Catherine 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.
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Catherine Crier was a correspondent and regular substitute anchor for Peter Jennings on ABC's World News Tonight, as well as a substitute host for Ted Koppel on Nightline.
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In 1996, Catherine Crier became one of the founding television anchors for the Fox News Channel with her prime time program, The Catherine Crier Report, a live, hour-long nightly show, during which she interviewed leading newsmakers of the day.
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Catherine Crier served as Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, in addition to hosting Catherine Crier Live, a live daily series, covering the day's "front-page" stories.
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Catherine Crier Live ran for six years until it was cancelled in 2007.
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Catherine Crier was a horse racing analyst for ESPN in 2004.
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Catherine Crier released her New York Times bestseller, The Case Against Lawyers in October 2002.