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.
The latest:
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
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Reading with SETH Harris
September 25
12:00 pm
Little Shepherd’s, 110 N. Alder St., Crestone -
Reading with SETH Harris
September 26
6:00 pm
Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative, 602 Main St. Alamosa -
Reading - Colorado Authors League - Funding the Barb Lundy Memorial Scholarship
October 10
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, 960 S. Colorado Blvd., Glendale -
Denver Women's Press Club Reading
November 12
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
1325 Logan St., Denver - Snacks and drinks will be provided -
Reading and Signing
November 14
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Books Are Awesome Bookstore, 11211 S. Dransfeldt Rd., Unit 101, Parker -
Reading and Signing
November 28
2:30 pm
Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview Blvd., Denver
All Upcoming Events
February 1, 2027, 5:00 pm: Reading and Signing
William E. Doyle Inn of Court, University Club, Denver
March 12, 2027, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Reading and Signing
Koebel Public Library, 5955 S Holly St., Centennial
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, sponsored by the Colorado Poetry Center
Books for Sale