Jean Casarez Biography
Jean Casarez is an American lawyer and news correspondent for CNN based in New York City. She also an occasional substitute host for HLN’s Current affairs show, Primetime Justice.
Jean Casarez Age
She was born on April 20, 1960, in Long Beach, California, United States. She is 58 years old as of 2018.
Jean Casarez Height
Information on her height is currently unavailable at the moment. This information will be updated soon.
Jean Casarez Family
Casarez likes to keep her personal life private hence there is no information about her parents or other family members.
Jean Casarez Education
She attended and graduated from the University of Southern California and Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. While in law school, she won first place in a statewide Moot Court competition and assisted in preparing a Writ of Certiorari for the United States Supreme Court. She also clerked with the Nevada firm of Gallagher and Tratos while a law student.
Jean Casarez Career
Before joining CNN, Casarez worked for truTV (formerly Court TV) until that network eliminated daytime trial coverage. As a correspondent for Court TV/truTV, she provided live daytime trial coverage, reporting on courtroom trials across the country.
Casarez has covered such cases as the Kobe Bryant rape case, O.J. Simpson’s kidnapping trial, the Coral Eugene Watts trial, the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, the criminal trial of Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapper Brian David Mitchell, and Scott Peterson sentencing hearings. She was also an anchor for Court TV’s hourly Newsbreak. She is a member of the Nevada and Texas bars, licensed in the Southern District of Texas Federal Court.
Casarez joined Court TV in January 2003 from KOLO-TV in Reno, Nevada, where she was a weekend anchor and legal reporter. Prior to that, she produced the news magazine show First Edition and served as the City Hall reporter and fill-in anchor at KENS-TV in San Antonio, Texas.
In addition to her legal background and journalism career, Casarez has recorded six albums of Tejano music in Spanish, under the name Jean LeGrand for the International divisions of CBS and Capitol EMI Records, thus touring throughout the U.S. and Mexico. She has also been nominated for several awards as a journalist and received a 2010 Peabody Award for CNN Network’s coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill.
Quick Facts About Jean Casarez
Date of Birth: April 20, 1960
Place of Birth: Long Beach, California
Nationality: American
Marital Status: Married
Height: Not Available
Weight: Not Available
Jean Casarez Husband
Casarez is married and she resides in New York City together with her husband John Casarez. Nothing much is known about her husband or whether they have any children.
Jean Casarez Net Worth
Her net worth has not yet been disclosed to the public, thou we can say that it is estimated in millions.
Jean Casarez CNN
Jean is a news correspondent for CNN based in New York City covering a wide variety of stories for the network including legal and crime, investigation and breaking news. She has covered several breaking news for the network including New York’s 2016 Chelsea bombing case. She broke the news to the country of 2017’s mass Las Vegas shooting with her overnight reporting from the Vegas strip.
Casarez also covered the court proceedings involving Anna Nicole Smith in Florida and the Bahamas covering the International legal aspect of Smith’s untimely death. In 2011, she flew to Lima Peru for the CNN networks to cover the arrest of Joran van der Sloot in the murder of a Peruvian college student. While there, Casarez and her crew were able to obtain access to Peru’s maximum-security prison Castro Castro, interviewing inmates and Peru’s Director of Prisons about the country’s correctional system.
Casarez got the first sit down interview with the Zimmerman defense team of Don West and Mark O’Mara for the CNN networks. Additionally, Casarez sat down on the eve of Casey Anthony’s death penalty trial with her attorney Cheney Mason for an in-depth look at the challenge before him.
Frequently Asked Questions About Jean Casarez
Who is Jean Casarez?
Jean Casarez is an American lawyer and news correspondent for CNN based in New York City. She also an occasional substitute host for HLN’s Current affairs show, Primetime Justice.
How old is Jean Casarez?
She was born on April 20, 1960, in Long Beach, California, United States. She is 58 years old as of 2018.
How tall is Jean Casarez?
Information on her height is currently unavailable at the moment. This information will be updated soon.
Is Jean Casarez married?
Casarez is married and she resides in New York City together with her husband John Casarez. Nothing much is known about her husband or whether they have any children.
How much is Jean Casarez worth?
She has not yet revealed her net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under her name.
How much does Jean Casarez make?
Per our average wage estimates for a journalist in the United States, Jean receives annual salary ranging between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 that translates to an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32.
Where does Jean Casarez live?
Because of security reasons, She has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of her house.
Is Jean Casarez dead or alive?
She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is Jean Casarez now?
Jean is pursuing her career in journalism. She is working as a news reporter at CNN.
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