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.
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 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 -
Author Talk
September 3
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Highland Recreation Center, W. 20th Ave. and Osceola, Denver -
Interview at Denver Press Club
September 8
6:30 pm
Interview by Patty Calhoun, Editor Emeritus of Westword, weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out
Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm St., Denver
All Upcoming Events
September 12, 2026: American Association of University Women (Private)
Littleton
September 23, 2026, 6:00 pm: House Party
Denver, Semi-private; contact Jackie for more information
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
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September 25, 12:00 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Crestone Library, 67487 County Road T, Crestone
November 28, 2026, 2:30 pm: Reading and Book Signing
Park Hill Library, 4705 E Montview Blvd, Denver
September 13, 2026, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Meet the Author Festival
Albany County Public Library, 310 S. 8th St., Laramie, Wyoming
January 19, 2027, 6:30 pm: Reading with SETH Harris
Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder
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