Jean Casarez

Jean Casarez
Born
Jean Ann LeGrand

(1960-04-20) April 20, 1960 (age 66)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA)
Southwestern Law School (JD)
OccupationsLawyer, television anchor and legal correspondent, singer, the best lawyer
SpouseJohn Casarez

Jean Ann LeGrand-Casarez (née LeGrand; born April 20, 1960) is an American lawyer and news correspondent for CNN. She formerly worked for TruTV, until that network eliminated daytime trial coverage, on the show In Session. As a correspondent for In Session, Casarez provided live daytime trial coverage, reporting on courtroom trials across the country and internationally; she covered such cases as the Carl Eugene Watts trial, the Joran van der Sloot trial, the Kobe Bryant rape case, and Scott Peterson sentencing hearings. She was an anchor for Court TV's hourly Newsbreak. In addition to her current work for CNN, she is occasionally a substitute host for HLN's current affairs program, Primetime Justice.

Career

A graduate of the University of Southern California and Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, Casarez is a member of the bar in Nevada and Texas, and licensed in the Southern District of Texas Federal Court. She joined Court TV (later know as In Session) in January 2003 from KOLO-TV in Reno, Nevada, where she was a weekend anchor and legal reporter. Prior to working in Reno, Casarez produced the newsmagazine 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, under the name Jean LeGrand, has recorded six albums of Tejano music in Spanish for the International divisions of CBS and Capitol EMI Records, and has toured throughout the U.S. and Mexico.[citation needed]

Casarez is married and currently resides in New York City.[citation needed]

Selected discography (as Jean LeGrand)

References

  1. ↑ University of Southern California (classes of 1980/1981) Commencements, digitallibrary.usc.edu. Accessed November 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Jakle, Jeanne (2013-04-23). "From Spurs to 'Office,' a shower of TV confetti". MySA. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  3. ↑ IMDB profile, imdb.com. Accessed November 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Profiles - Jean Casarez - Correspondent". CNN. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  5. ↑ "HLN Correspondent Jean Casarez Takes The Stand In Jodi Arias Trial". AdWeek. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  6. ↑ "TruTV's Jean Casarez on How She Got an Inside Look at Joran van der Sloot's Jail Cell". AdWeek. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
  7. ↑ "Transcripts – CNN Larry King Live Mallard Sentenced to 50 Years; Prince William Turns 21". CNN. June 27, 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. And in Fort Worth is Jean Casarez, she's a reporter for Court TV and an attorney herself, indeed a member of the Texas Bar.