Catherine Crier

Catherine Jean Crier (born November 6, 1954) is an American television personality and a former district court judge.

Life and career

Crier was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954 to William and Ann Crier and has two sisters. Crier graduated from Richardson High School and University of Texas at Austin, from which she earned Bachelor of Arts in political science and international affairs. In college, she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

From 1978 to 1981, Crier was an Assistant District Attorney and Felony Chief Prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney's office, and from 1982 to 1984, she was a civil litigation attorney in Dallas. She subsequently became the youngest elected state judge in Texas history at age thirty and served as a Texas State District Judge for the 162nd District Court in Dallas County.

Crier began her TV career at CNN in 1989, where she co-anchored the programs Inside Politics ‘92 and The World Today.<ref...
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