Biography

Jean Casarez

by Jyotika Bhatt,

Early Life

Jean Casarez was born on 20th of April, 1960 in California, United States of America. She was born to her natural parents who were of diverse descent. Her parents raised her up with great compa s sion and care in Long Beach, California. She was very creative since her childhood days.

Career and path

Initially, Jean Casarez attended the University of Southern California and graduated from there. After graduating from there, Jean studied law in South-Western University in Los Angeles. She won the first place in a statewide Moot Court competition as a law student.

Jean Casarez career as a journalist took off when she joined Court TV in the year 2003. Court TV is now Tru TV. She was versatile from the beginning phase of her career and worked as a news anchor and legal reporter at KOLO TV in Reno Nevada. Besides this, Jean Casarez also produced a news magazine show called ‘First Edition’.  Not only that, Jean Casarez also worked as a clerk in Gallagher and Tratos, Nevada.

Currently, Jean Casarez serves as a news correspondent for CNN and its sister network HLN based in New York City. Jean Casarez covered the stories of West Virginia’s contaminated public water supply, the Utah trial of Martin Mac Neill and Pennsylvania road rage. She is the host of the show Nancy Grace at HLN. Moreover, she covered high profile legal proceedings like Edgar Ray Killin’s civil rights trial, O.J. Simpson’s kidnapping trial, Scott Petersen’s sentencing verdict and Jon Benet Ramsay murder case.

Jean Casarez covered the trials of Conrad Murray, Casey Anthony, Jodi Arias and George Zimmerman. For her coverage of the Gulf Oil Spill, she was awarded the Peabody Award in 2010. Apart from this, Jean Casarez, under the name, Jean LeGrand, has recorded six albums in Spanish for CBS and Capitol EMI Records. For the promotion of her albums, she toured Mexico and America.

personal life

Jean Casarez never talked about her affair or boyfriend to the media. She might have wanted to keep her personal life away from the eyes of media. However, Jean Casarez is a married woman. She is married to John Casares but the date of their marriage and further details are not known. Currently, she resides in New York City.

Facts and height

Jean Casarez stands tall and beautiful with a medium height and a charismatic personality. Her net worth is estimated to be high acc u mulated from her hard work as a news correspondent and a lawyer. However, the exact figure regarding her net worth and salary is not known.