Memoirist. Feminist. Advocate.

For decades, Jacqueline St. Joan worked at the intersection of law, activism, and personal conviction. Her life has moved through courtrooms, feminist organizing, motherhood, an interracial marriage that reshaped family ties, and questions of identity, justice, and belonging.

Her memoir, Your Verdict: A Judge’s Reckoning with Law and Loss, traces those experiences with honesty and complexity, asking what it costs to live by our principles—and who ultimately renders the final verdict on a life.

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Your Verdict was featured in Literary Hub, one of the nation's leading literary publications. Read the excerpt, "Between Verdict and Voice: From Judge to Writer."

Upcoming Events for Your Verdict: A Judge’s Reckoning with Law and Loss

  • Reading and Signing (Private)

    September 12
    American Association of University Women, Littleton

  • Meet the Author Festival

    September 13
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Albany County Public Library, 310 S. 8th St., Laramie, Wyoming

  • Featured Reading - Get Lit! Literary Festival

    September 18
    6:00 pm

    The Commons, 210 W. Main St., Trinidad, Colorado

    For more information, click here

  • Memoir Workshop: Finding the Stories Only You Can Tell- Get Lit! Literary Festival

    September 19
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    The Commons, 210 W. Main St., Trinidad, Colorado

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  • Book Party

    September 23
    Denver

    Contact Jackie for more information - jackiestjoan@earthlink.net

  • Reading with SETH Harris

    September 25
    12:00 pm

    Little Shepherd’s, 110 N. Alder St., Crestone

All Upcoming Events

September 26, 6:00 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative, 602 Main St. Alamosa

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November 28, 2:30 pm: Park Hill Library Reading

4705 Montview Blvd., Denver

February 1, 2027, 5:00 pm: Reading and Signing

William E. Doyle Inn of Court, University Club, Denver

November 12, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Denver Women’s Press Club Reading

1325 Logan St., Denver - Snacks and drinks will be provided

February 5, 2027, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Windsor Gardens Book Club

595 S. Clinton, Aurora

January 19, 2027, 6:30 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder

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