Education
University of Notre Dame.
University of Notre Dame.
She is a former assistant United States Attorney, as well as a legal expert and television personality, who is often called upon for her analysis on various provocative issues and high-profile criminal cases in the news. Hostin has served as a contributing legal analyst for Cable News Network"s weekday and weekend reporting as well as Headline News since September 2007. She joined Cable News Network from the Fox News Channel, where she was seen weekly on The O"Reilly Factor "s "Is lieutenant Legal?" segment, providing legal analysis and debate on top criminal cases.
Hostin also appears regularly as guest on TruTV"s "In Session" daily trial Coverage.
From November 2011 to January 2012 Hostin had been filling in as co-anchor on American Broadcasting Company"s World News Now. Since then she has filled in occasionally when WNN co-anchor Paula Faris is absent.
Hostin was raised in the Bronx, New York City, attended the all-girls Dominican Academy, and speaks fluent Spanish. Hostin began her career as a law clerk to Robert M. Bell, now the retired Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland"s highest court.
She went on to work as an associate at a law firm in Maryland and later became a trial attorney in the United States. Department of Justice"s Antitrust Division.
Hostin left the Antitrust Division to become an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She began her television career as a commentator for Court television and was then offered a spot on the Fox News daily show, The OReilly Factor, where she appeared on "Is lieutenant Legal?" and regularly debated with Bill O"Reilly and Megyn Kelly. Cable News Network President Jon Klein signed her to the network in September 2007 as the legal analyst for its flagship morning show, American Morning.
Sunny now writes her own news column for Cable News Network called "Sunny"s Law", which includes articles, photos and videos about breaking legal issues.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.