Beth Karas

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Beth Karas is a Senior Reporter with Court TV, providing commentary on a number of high-profile cases, including the rape trial of Kobe Bryant, the Martha Stewart trial, and the murder trials of Robert Blake and Scott Peterson.

[edit] Background

Karas received her B.A. in political science and Spanish from Mount Holyoke College in 1979. She is also a graduate of the Fordham Law School.

[edit] Career

Karas was an assistant district attorney in New York City for eight years. She joined Court TV as a commentator in 1994, having filled in as an anchor on multiple occasions. Karas has drawn upon her experiences as an attorney when evaluating and providing commentary on numerous cases. She also gives live legal commentary to BBC Radio in London.

According to her official biography for Court TV, Karas is also:

Involved in several non-profit groups, including the National MPS Society, which supports individuals and families affected by the rare and often fatal disease, and she serves on the board of Global Village Foundation, whose mission is cultural preservation and rural development in Vietnam. She is also a member of The Inner Circle of City Hall Journalists, an organization comprised of New York City journalists who sponsor an annual charitable event, satirizing local and federal politics. Beth, an avid knitter, resides in Manhattan [1].