She serves as Executive Editor for Legal News Specials, in addition to hosting Catherine Crier Live, a fast paced, live daily series that premiered in February 2001 and addresses the legal perspective of the day's "front page" story. Catherine Crier, a Texas bred independent with a spirited passion for justice, released her first book, the New York Times Bestseller, The Case Against Lawyers on October 8, 2002. In this eye opening and plain spoken treatise on the law, Catherine Crier shares her outrage at the state of the justice system and calls American citizens to demand reform.

Catherine Crier previously anchored Crier Today, which debuted on the network January 10, 2000. In addition, she has hosted Court TV's signature prime time series The System and numerous other specials such as Court TV Investigates: The Laci Peterson Murder, Serial Sniper: The Investigation, The Skakel Jury Speaks with Dominick Dunne and Catherine Crier, Osama bin Laden on Trial and Safe Passage: Voices from the Middle School. Crier's work on The System documentary The Interrogation of Michael Crowe was recognized with a duPont Columbia Award, and Crier has received two Gracie Allen awards (presented by the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television) for Outstanding Program Host and for the Catherine Crier Live special, Grandmothers: Voices from Oklahoma City.

Catherine 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.

Prior to her accomplished career in television journalism, Catherine 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.