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 upcoming 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.

Learn more about Jacqueline.

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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

  • Cobalt Book Club (Private)

    August 4
    Littleton

  • Reading and Signing

    August 6
    3:00 pm

    The Manor, Denver

    Contact Jackie for more information: jackiestjoan@earthlink.net

  • Reading and Signing

    August 22
    2:00 pm
    The Bookies Book Store, 2085 S Holly St, Denver

  • Book Reading and Memoir Workshop

    August 26
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 25th Ave., Wheat Ridge

  • Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame: Reading Stories Luncheon

    August 27
    10:00 am - 2:30 pm

    Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver

  • Reading and Signing

    August 30
    5:00 pm

    Douglas County Libraries, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch

    Register Here

All Upcoming Events

September 8, 2026, 6:30 pm: Denver Press Club
1330 Glenarm St., Denver

September 12, 2026: American Association of University Women (Private)
Littleton

September 23, 2026, 6:00 pm: House Party (Private)

September 25, 6:00 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Narrow Gauge Bookstore, 602 Main St., Alamosa

September 18-19, 2026: Panelist/Workshop on Memoir - Get Lit! Literary Festival
The Commons, 210 W. Main St., Trinidad

September 25, 12:00 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Crestone Library, 67487 County Road T, Crestone, CO

September 3, 2026, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Book Talk
Highland Recreation Center, W. 20th Ave and Osceola, Denver

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

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