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| Catherine Crier |
| Award-Winning Journalist and Speaker |
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An Emmy, duPont-Columbia, and Gracie Allen Award-winning journalist and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas, Catherine Crier is a partner with Cajole Productions, developing television, film and documentary projects.
Before embarking on this new venture, Catherine served as the host of Catherine Crier Live, a fast-paced, live daily series, covering the day’s “front-page” stories on Court
TV. Joining the network in 1999, she also served as Executive Editor, Legal News Specials.
Prior to joining Court TV, Crier anchored The Crier Report for Fox News Channel, a live, hour-long nightly program, during which she interviewed the leading newsmakers of the day. Crier joined FNC after spending three and a half years at ABC News, where she served as a correspondent and as a regular substitute anchor for Peter Jennings on ABC’s World News Tonight, 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.
Crier began her television career at CNN. She was co-anchor of both Inside Politics and The World Today, the premier nighttime newscast. Additionally, she hosted Crier & Company, a live, half-hour news talk show, that included a panel of female policy experts discussing popular national and international issues.
Prior to her accomplished career in television journalism, Crier presided over the 162nd District Court in Dallas County, TX, as a State District Judge. When she took the bench in 1984, she became the youngest elected state judge in Texas history. From 1982 to 1984, Crier was a civil litigation attorney in Dallas. From 1978 to 1981, she was an Assistant District Attorney and Felony Chief Prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s office.
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.
Catherine 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, The NY Law School Committee on Media and Law and Developments in Literacy, working to expand education for girls in the nation of Pakistan. Crier, a native of Dallas, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international affairs from the University of Texas. She received a Juris Doctor in two and a half years from Southern Methodist University School of Law. Crier lives in Westchester County, New York. In her free time, she raises and trains Arabian Horses and enjoys playing golf and scuba diving.
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You Make a Difference
Empowering the individual in a society that often discourages leadership, creativity and assertiveness is the focus of her remarks in You Make a Difference
The Supreme Court and You
A controversial yet enlightening discussion of the Supreme Court, its power and influence, and the role of politics within the nation’s third branch of government, The Supreme Court and You will reveal the backstage maneuvering, the political strategizing and the extraordinary influence these nine justices have over our
every day lives.
Behind the Bench: Big Trials of the 21st Century
Based on the many dramatic cases she has covered. Catherine will take you behind the scenes in the Big Trials including: Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, Robert Blake, Phil Spector, Michael Skakel, David Westerfield and Winona Ryder.
The World is Watching
Examines the extraordinary changes in recent years and the important role of television and the media in initiating and sustaining these events.
Government and Politics in the 21st Century
Questions who really governs in the emerging global society. Catherine evaluates the status and future of citizenship and democracy in the new millennium.
Examining Current Events
A timely look at the domestic and international scene with historical context and political analysis to better understand this moment in history and where the future may lead.
The Case Against Lawyers
Based on her new book The Case Against Lawyers, Catherine passionately speaks on 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.
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“Nobody captivates and inspires a crowd like Catherine Crier. A recent panel discussion that Catherine moderated for American Women in Radio & Television was hailed as one of ‘the best’ programs our guests ever attended, thanks to Catherine’s skill as moderator and host. She exudes intelligence, humor, style and grace in all that she does.”
- Ellen Schned, Chairperson, American Women In Radio and Television
“You delivered an outstanding presentation at our Annual Conference and you moved the crowd with a message that was both substantive and inspiring."
- Don Moler, Executive Director, League of Kansas Municipalities
“We had a tremendous response to your comprehensive, intelligent and thought-provoking commentary. Our guests expressed their enjoyment in the collaborative effort of the panel discussion focused on the economic, political and worldly topics."
- Dennis Simon, Managing Principal Crossroads, LLC
“Her message was positive, uplifting and profound and her delivery was without peer. She inspired, informed, challenged and encouraged her audience who were riveted on her every word.”
- Val J. Halamandaris, President, National Association for Home Care and Hospice
“Catherine Crier is a fantastic speaker on legal issues. She combines a depth of knowledge on the topic, as a former lawyer and judge, with an ability to distill complex ideas for a general audience, refined over her years as a television journalist."
- Jim Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute
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