Judge Jeanine Pirro

Legal Analyst, FOX News Channel | “The Five” Host | “Castles USA”

Judge Jeanine Pirro joined the FOX News Channel’s network as a legal analyst in 2006 and currently serves as cohost of cable news’ highest-rated program, “The Five.” She also hosts “Castles USA” on FOX Nation. The series, currently in its second season, features Judge Pirro as she dives into the rich history of iconic castles all around the country. With a legal career spanning more than three decades, she was elected as Westchester County’s District Attorney in 1993 and held the office for three consecutive terms. Notably, Judge Pirro was the first woman to prosecute murder cases and started the first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor’s office in the country as Westchester’s assistant district attorney. In 1990, she was elected as the first woman to serve as a Westchester County Court judge. The mother of two, Judge Pirro also loves animals. She has a poodle named Stella and once had pet potbellied pigs.

After three decades in the legal field, what made you change your career path to become a television host and personality?

I imposed a term limit on myself after I was elected DA, and then re-elected twice. I felt I had done everything I could to make a difference from starting the first domestic violence unit in the nation to starting one of the first internet pedophile sting operations in the nation, to fighting for a hate crimes law and being one of the first to prosecute cold cases in the country. As an aggressive DA in a metropolitan area, the news media was always following my cases and my press conferences, so the segue to television was very easy. What intrigued you about hosting “The Five” and what do you hope viewers take away from the discussions of this diverse panel?

“The Five” is about the interaction of five people with different viewpoints and I respect and admire everyone on it. It is an opportunity to both learn and to impart the knowledge that I have gained in over 30 years in the criminal justice system. I like the back and forth as well as the comradery. Most of the news we do airs for the first time the next morning on other TV stations.

How did it feel to break barriers when you became the first female to be elected as a Westchester County District Attorney and Judge?

I was so busy fighting that I didn’t have time to savor the moments. I think the most significant impact was when I was given the opportunity to prosecute a murder case and no woman had ever done that. I knew that my success would impact every woman who came behind me. That was the most satisfying of breaking the barriers. What is your favorite part of doing “Castles USA?”

My favorite part is going into the kitchens and looking at how similar they are to our kitchens today. The work is the same – the chopping board, the refrigerator, the mortar and pestle.

It is known that you have a shoe obsession. Who is your favorite designer and how many pairs of shoes do you own?

I’ll never admit the number of shoes I have, but rest assured there are a lot. My favorite designer is Manolo Blahnik. He cuts his shoe a little narrower and I have a narrower foot. There are shoes I have never worn but I just look at them. I get great pleasure out of them.

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