Vicki Michele Roberts (born July 3, 1959) is an American attorney and an on-air legal commentator, as well as a television and film personality. Born in

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, Roberts obtained a degree in radio, Television, and Film from

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in 1980. She graduated from

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in 1982, and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1983, and to the New Jersey State Bar in 1986. Roberts served as Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court from 1984 through 1990. She is a civil and criminal litigator, appellate practitioner, and has been called on as an on-air legal commentator. She was a series regular on ''

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'' and ''

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''. Roberts has served as the personal attorney of

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, David Carradine and

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, and she was a leading attorney contributor to ''Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,'' edited by

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Filmography

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