Nancy Ann Grace is an American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor

Prosecutor

The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...

. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims' rights

Victims' Rights

-History:Victim movements in the U.S. grew in the 1970s. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan's Task Force on Victims of Crime released its Final Report. The report drew attention to the re-victimization of crime victims within the criminal justice system...

 standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation. She is the host of Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace (TV program)

Nancy Grace is an American current affairs program hosted by legal commentator Nancy Grace that airs weekdays on HLN which mainly deals with current-day true crime cases.-Controversies:...

, a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show

Current affairs (news format)

Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....

 on HLN, and she was the host of Court TV's

Court TV

truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...

 Closing Arguments. She also co-wrote the book Objection! — How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System. She was also the host of Swift Justice with Nancy Grace

Swift Justice With Nancy Grace

Swift Justice with Jackie Glass is a syndicated court program hosted by Judge Jackie Glass....

, a syndicated courtroom reality show on which her replacement, former Clark County

Clark County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race...

 District Court Judge Jackie Glass, was announced May 24, 2011, effective at the end of its first season.
Nancy Grace was born in Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

, the youngest of three children, to Mac Grace, a freight agent for Southern Railway

Southern Railway

The following railways or railroads are or were called the Southern Railway or Southern Railroad:- Europe :*Austrian Southern Railway, a railway company operating in Austria-Hungary between 1841 and 1923*South railway...

, and Elizabeth Grace, a payroll clerk for a manufacturing plant.