Catherine Crier

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Catherine Crier

Crier discussing her book about the Susan Polk case.

Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) is an American television anchor for the Court TV program, Catherine Crier Live, a daily show concerning legal news stories.

Crier was born in Dallas, Texas to Will Thomas Crier Jr. and Virginia Ann Priddy. She graduated from Richardson High School. Crier began her TV career at CNN which she co-anchored the programs Inside Politics ‘92 and The World Today. She later was hired by ABC News to be a correspondent for ABC World News Tonight and the newsmagazine 20/20. After spending three and a half years at ABC News, Crier anchored a live nightly talk show program, The Crier Report for Fox News Channel.

Prior to having a television career, Crier was 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.^[1]

Crier is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international affairs. She is an alumna of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law.

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Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case (2007)
Contempt: How the Right Is Wronging American Justice (ISBN 1-59071-064-9, 2005).