Karas was an
assistant district attorney in
New York City for eight years. She joined
Court TV as a commentator in 1994, having filled in as an anchor on multiple occasions. She also provided live legal commentary to
BBC Radio in
London from 1998 to 2011.
CourtTV was subsequently renamed
TruTV and eventually merged with its sister channel,
HLN. A juror was dismissed from the
Jodi Arias trial after she approached Karas, who covered the case first for HLN and then as a freelance journalist. She is currently an independent legal consultant. On August 16, 2019 she was a guest anchor on Court TV. ==References==