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

  • Author Talk

    September 3
    10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Highland Recreation Center, 2880 Osceola St. Denver

    RSVP to the free event here

  • Interview at Denver Press Club

    September 8
    6:30 pm

    Interview by Patricia Calhoun, Editor Emeritus of Westword, weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out
    Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm St., Denver

  • 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

  • Panelist/Workshop on Memoir - Get Lit! Literary Festival

    September 19
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

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

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All Upcoming Events

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

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

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

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

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