Trivia

Her father was of one half Dutch, one quarter German, and one quarter Luxembourgian, ancestry. Her mother, born in New York, was of entirely Irish descent.

Is a die-hard fan of the Green Bay Packers.

Owns 2 dogs and 3 cats. One of her cats was given to her by Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne and named "Ozzy".

Her father was a judge who served under Senator Joseph McCarthy. He died in 1989.

Youngest of 3 daughters

Liked Jefferson Airplane as a teenager.

Her older sister, Lise Van Susteren, also lives in Washington D.C. and is a forensic psychologist with her own practice. Her brother, Dirk Van Susteren, is a journalist and author.

Owns Stock with the Green Bay Packers, her favorite football team.

She is an attorney by trade as is her husband, who is a Baltimore native. The former also went into journalism, while the latter is a legal analyst for État second (1993).

Graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1976.

Friend of Tony Snow and Hilary Rosen.

Her first job was to take the coins from the cash register and put them in paper containers, before the coins were then taken to the bank.

Older sister, Lise Van Susteren, is a well known psychologist in Washington D.C.; has her own private practice.

She enjoyed living a rural lifestyle as a child.

Her mother, Margery Van Susteren, passed away in 2001.

Her mom lived with her and husband, John P. Coale, in Washington D.C. the last few years of her life.

Family talked about and debated politics as she grew up at the dinner table.

Her father was one of 13 kids.

Her dad Urban Van Susteren passed away in 1989.

She attended Appleton Xavier Catholic High School in Appleton, Wisconsin.