Jeanine Pirro is an American television host, political commentator, judge, prosecutor, and politician from New York. She received an Emmy Award for her Warner Brothers syndicated show Judge Pirro and is currently the host of Justice with Judge Jeanine. She is a former district attorney of Westchester County, a legal analyst for Fox News, and the author of two crime novels and several nonfiction books, including To Punish and Protect: Against a System That Coddles Criminals.