Robin Sax
Encyclopedia
Robin Ann Sax is an author
, legal analyst, victim advocate, radio host, and a former prosecutor
for the State of California
, County of Los Angeles
and Riverside County District Attorney's Office.
, and her juris doctor
in 1997 from Pepperdine University School of Law
.
on November 24, 1997. The same year, she joined the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. In 1999, she left to work for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, where, for more than 10 years, she prosecuted sexual offenders. She left the district attorney’s office in 2009.
Since 2005, she has been an instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department
, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the California District Attorneys Association. She is also a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles
’ paralegal program and an adjunct professor of criminal justice at California State University, Los Angeles
.
In addition, she sits on a multi-disciplinary team at UCLA's Rape Treatment with Department of Children and Family Services, law enforcement, victim advocates, and social workers. In March 2010, she was a speaker at the Conference on Crimes Against Women in Dallas, Texas. She was a trainer at the California Sexual Assault Investigators Association 2010 Spring Conference.
She currently is a Fox 11 News
legal analyst as well as a regular legal commentator on NBC's Today Show, ET, The Insider and HLN Channel. Sax also had a weekly radio show, Justice Interrupted, with former police detective and co-host Stacy Dittrich
. She represented the parents of teenager Amber Dubois, who was murdered in San Diego County in 2009 by convicted killer John Albert Gardner, and appeared on Larry King Live
with Dubois' mother, Carrie McGonigle. She currently represents Samantha Spiegel in an alleged stalking case against John Mark Karr
, who falsely confessed to killing Jon Benet Ramsey. She's also regularly asked to debate high-profile criminal cases, including for "Good Morning America" and ABC News
.
She was featured on ABC public radio's "The Law Business Insider," hosted by Steve Murphy in 2008 to discuss the Caylee Anthony case. She also appeared on the "Nancy Grace Show" in January 2009 to discuss the Anthony case.
She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. She has also contributed legal commentary on CBS News' Crimesider. And she's a regular contributor to Women in Crime Ink
, which the Wall Street Journal called "a blog worth reading."
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, legal analyst, victim advocate, radio host, and a 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...
for the State of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
and Riverside County District Attorney's Office.
Education
In 1993, Sax received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, and her juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
in 1997 from Pepperdine University School of Law
Pepperdine University School of Law
The Pepperdine University School of Law is a law school located on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.The school placed 54th among the nation's "Top 100" law schools according to the 2011 U.S. News and World Report rankings and is the third highest ranked law school in...
.
Career
She was admitted to the State Bar of CaliforniaState Bar of California
The State Bar of California is California's official bar association. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribing appropriate discipline...
on November 24, 1997. The same year, she joined the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. In 1999, she left to work for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, where, for more than 10 years, she prosecuted sexual offenders. She left the district attorney’s office in 2009.
Since 2005, she has been an instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the California District Attorneys Association. She is also a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
’ paralegal program and an adjunct professor of criminal justice at California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...
.
In addition, she sits on a multi-disciplinary team at UCLA's Rape Treatment with Department of Children and Family Services, law enforcement, victim advocates, and social workers. In March 2010, she was a speaker at the Conference on Crimes Against Women in Dallas, Texas. She was a trainer at the California Sexual Assault Investigators Association 2010 Spring Conference.
She currently is a Fox 11 News
KTTV
KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. Serving the vast Los Angeles metropolitan area, KTTV is a sister station to KCOP , Los Angeles' MyNetworkTV station...
legal analyst as well as a regular legal commentator on NBC's Today Show, ET, The Insider and HLN Channel. Sax also had a weekly radio show, Justice Interrupted, with former police detective and co-host Stacy Dittrich
Stacy Dittrich
Stacy Dittrich is an American mystery novelist, true crime author, former police detective from Ohio, law enforcement media analyst, and speaker.-Career:...
. She represented the parents of teenager Amber Dubois, who was murdered in San Diego County in 2009 by convicted killer John Albert Gardner, and appeared on Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
with Dubois' mother, Carrie McGonigle. She currently represents Samantha Spiegel in an alleged stalking case against John Mark Karr
John Mark Karr
Alexis Valoran Reich is an American male-to-female transgender person formerly known as John Mark Karr who in 2006 falsely confessed to the unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. She has, on other occasions, faced a number of other criminal charges.-Childhood:Karr was born in Conyers,...
, who falsely confessed to killing Jon Benet Ramsey. She's also regularly asked to debate high-profile criminal cases, including for "Good Morning America" and ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
.
She was featured on ABC public radio's "The Law Business Insider," hosted by Steve Murphy in 2008 to discuss the Caylee Anthony case. She also appeared on the "Nancy Grace Show" in January 2009 to discuss the Anthony case.
Writing
Sax has authored six books, including It Happens Every Day: Inside the World of a Sex Crimes DA and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Criminal Justice System.She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. She has also contributed legal commentary on CBS News' Crimesider. And she's a regular contributor to Women in Crime Ink
Women in Crime Ink
Women in Crime Ink is an American daily crime aggregated blog founded on March 10, 2008 as "a well of thoughts on crime and media issues from women criminal justice professionals and authors." The site offers original content and coverage of crime, media, books, literature, high-profile criminal...
, which the Wall Street Journal called "a blog worth reading."