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Answer: A Former Biglaw Associate! Question: Who Could Soon Be The Next Host Of Jeopardy?

Will she replace Alex Trebek?

Laura Coates (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)

There is an attorney, Laura Coates, she’s African-American, and she appears on some of the cable news shows from time to time.

— a response given by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, when asked by Harvey Levin of TMZ who would be a “good, solid replacement” if Trebek were to retire from the show. Coates, a former Kasowitz Benson associate and assistant U.S. attorney in D.C., currently works as a legal analyst for CNN and an adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Law.

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.