PERSON: Paula Reid

Chief Legal Correspondent

Paula Reid (born August 19, 1982) is an American journalist and attorney who is the CNN chief legal affairs correspondent. She joined CNN in March 2021 after working at CBS News. She is based in Washington, D.C.

As CBS News White House Correspondent she appeared regularly on CBS Evening News, Face the Nation, and CBS This Morning. She was also a fill-in anchor on CBSN.

Reid covered the Special Counsel investigation of Robert Mueller and the 2016 Hillary Clinton email controversy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Reid became known for pressing President Trump on his response to the crisis.

Reid was born in Akron, Ohio. In 2005, Reid earned her bachelor’s degree with a dual degree in psychology and English from the College of William & Mary. In 2008, Reid graduated from Villanova University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. Reid passed the bar exams in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 2016, Reid also completed a Masters in Bioethics (MBE) from the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

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