Laura Coates is an American attorney and Chief Legal Analyst for CNN. Since 2017, she has hosted a talk radio show, The Laura Coates Show, on SiriusXM’s Urban View. In January 2021, The Laura Coates Show moved to SiriusXM’s POTUS.
Profile Summary
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Laura Coates
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Princeton University(B.A.) University of Minnesota (J.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, legal analyst, radio host, educator |
| Known for | CNN analyst |
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Dale Gordon
(m. 2010) |
| Net Worth | $3 millions |
Educational Qualifications of Laura Coates
Laura was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She graduated with a B.A. from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in 2001 after completing a 122-page-long senior thesis, titled “The Legacy of Southern Redemption: An Examination of Felon Disenfranchisement Policy,” under the supervision of Russ Nieli.
In 2005, she received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Coates is an adjunct law professor at the George Washington University School of Law and routinely speaks across the country on civil rights, social justice, economic empowerment and other topics.
Legal Career Life of Laura Coates
Coates began her legal career in Minnesota working as an associate attorney at the firm of Faegre & Benson. She left Faegre to become an associate at the New York City law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman.
She moved from private practice to the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor. She was a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice during the Bush and Obama administrations, specializing in the enforcement of voting rights throughout the country. She was also an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, prosecuting violent felony offenses, including drug trafficking, armed offenses, domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. She is not currently a practicing attorney and is on inactive status with the Office of Lawyer Registration at the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Laura Coates’ Marital Life
Coates is a married woman who resides in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.
In July 2018, Coates was suggested by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek as a possible replacement once his contract was completed.
Laura Coates Net Worth
Laura Coates is estimated to have a net worth of over $3 million dollars as of 2023. She has accumulated her net worth with the versatility she has shown in each of the career path she has chosen thus far.
Conclusion
In May 2016, she joined CNN as a legal analyst and is currently the CNN chief legal analyst. In 2019, Coates hosted two TV documentaries on the Oxygen Network. The first, The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins, follows Coates as she investigates the disappearance of 15-year-old twins in Augusta, Georgia. She also hosted the mini-series documentary Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley, investigating the death of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut.
In September of 2022, Coates was selected as an interim host of CNN Tonight along with Jake Tapper and Alisyn Camerota throughout the 2022 midterm elections where she helmed the 11 p.m. hour.
In January of 2023, it was announced that Coates will be the permanent host of the 11 p.m. hour of CNN Tonight.
On May 5, 2023, CNN announced that they would be promoting Coates to Chief Legal Analyst
