Nancy Grace - Biography

Last Editor: mlaratta				Nancy Grace Biography -   Name : Nancy Grace Date of birth : 1958 Place of birth : Macon, Georgia, USA

Nancy Grace Trivia -

The random murder of her fiance prompted her to seek a career in Law. Helped staff the hotline for the Atlanta Battered Woman's Center for ten years.

Nancy Grace Detailed Biography -

Nancy Grace joined Court TV from the Atlanta Fulton County District Attorney's Office where she served for a decade as Special Prosecutor of major felony cases involving serial murder, serial rape, serial child molestation and arson. Grace compiled a perfect record of nearly 100 felony convictions at trial and no losses. One of television's most respected legal analysts, Grace is currently the host of the daily trial coverage program Nancy Grace: Closing Arguments, which airs from 3-5pm ET/PT. She is also a substitute host of Larry King Live on CNN and has appeared legal commentator on ABC's The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show and numerous other cable and network programs. Starting February 2005, she will host Nancy Grace, an hour-long nightly talk show on CNN Headline News. Drawing on her unique perspective as a former violent crimes prosecutor, Grace will challenge guests on the most controversial and high-profile legal issues of the day. In addition to television, Grace will release her first book, Objection! : How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System, in June 2005. Grace, who was a Law Review graduate of Mercer Law School, received her LLM in constitutional and criminal law from New York University. She has written articles for the American Bar Association Journal, various law reviews, and op-eds. She was also a litigation instructor at Georgia State University School of Law and a Business Law Instructor at GSU's School of Business. Previously, Grace clerked with a federal court judge and practiced antitrust and consumer protection law with the Federal Trade Commission. A lover of Shakespearean literature, Grace's plan to become an English professor was derailed by the random murder of her fiancé. The incident propelled her to enroll in law school and set her on the path to become a felony prosecutor and an outspoken victims' rights advocate. Grace helped staff the hotline at an Atlanta Battered Women's Center for 10 years.