Welcome

The Marin Chapter of the Civil Grand Jurors’ Association (MCCGJA) is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of former Marin County civil grand jurors. Our primary mission is to help recruit, select and train Marin civil grand jurors.  We also work to raise public awareness of the Marin Civil Grand Jury and the important role it serves to help improve the operations of Marin’s more than 125 local governments.

NOMINATIONS for the MCCGJA EXECUTIVE BOARD:

The MCCGJA Annual Luncheon Meeting is coming soon: Wednesday June 17 at The Club in McInnis Park with 11:30AM check in. We look forward to seeing all former Marin County Civil Grand Jurors there. In addition to lunch and a speaker, we will be conducting elections for executive officers (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer) for the 2026-27 term. The nomination period for these posts is open in May and will extend to June 1, 2026. 

  • Current nominations:
    • President – open
    • Vice President – Tom Gannon
    • Secretary – Massey Bambara
    • Treasurer – Scott Smith
      (The Board also seeks an assistant treasurer to support the Treasurer)

We welcome additional nominations from all chapter members. All nominees will have an opportunity to address the membership for up to two minutes at our annual meeting.
Nominations should be submitted to our board secretary at: tmgannon4@gmail.com.

Jury recruitment — A job well done

The Marin Chapter of the Civil Grand Jurors Association has wrapped up recruitment of applicants for the 2026-27 Marin Civil Grand Jury, receiving 66 applications and exceeding our goal of 65. 

Much work went into this, thanks to Tom Gannon, Ed Schuller, Pat Shepherd, Deborah Haase, Dave Bonfilio, Trish Barrett, Brad Wright, Scott Smith, Janeko Bower, Brad Sharp, Beth Rowett, and Mardi Diamond.

Together, we conducted eight information sessions on line and in libraries and community rooms across the county. We also made three presentations with College of Marin’s ESCOM program and co-sponsored a public forum on the important role of citizen watchdogs on California’s Little Hoover Commission and civil grand juries. Presentations on the value of jury service were made to the American Association of University Women and the West Marin Rotary Club.

We advertised in newspapers and on movie screens, developed new materials including a refreshed recruitment brochure and updated posters and banners, and produced press releases as well as two Independent Journal “Marin Voice” articles featuring the civil grand jury. 

We all can be proud of the recruiting work we’ve done on behalf of the jury and our community. 

Now we turn to helping the court with jury selection. Under the leadership of our selection team, we are contacting and scheduling the applicants for interviews and group exercises that will be conducted by 21 chapter members in May. The Hon. Stephen Freccero, Presiding Judge of the Marin Superior Court, will then select those who will be entered into the jury drawing at the civic center on June 3rd.  

Once the 2026-27 jury is sworn in, chapter members will assist with training the new jurors and alternates on July 6-8. Our training team updated its curriculum and found a new and larger training venue in the County offices on Los Gamos Drive in San Rafael. 

Clearly, our chapter is executing our mission to help recruit, select, and train Marin’s civil grand  jurors. The work we do shows in the quality of reports released by Marin’s civil grand juries every year. Thanks to all for a great team effort. 

Spencer Sias, MCCGJA President 

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Testimonials from Prior Grand Jurors
D. López
A. Stephenson
M. Perez

Marin Civic Center

Learn more about the Civil Grand Jury

All MCCGJA members and former civil grand jurors are asked to encourage promising friends and acquaintances to consider applying to serve on the Marin Civil Grand Jury. Applicants to the Civil Grand Jury can learn about jury participation from Chapter presentations and on the Frequently Asked Question page listed in the The Civil Jury dropdown above. Applicants can also earn more about serving on the Marin Civil Grand Jury on the County website

Grand Jury Informational Slideshow

Access to Marin Civil Grand Jury Reports

Updates on Marin County’s webpage for Civil Grand Jury Reports gives the public immediate access to the latest ten years of Reports and Responses. Also available by submitted request are reports dating back to the 1970s.
You can access this information using Civil Grand Jury Reports.

UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS SCHEDULE

Civil Grand Jury in The News

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury continues to have a great impact on shaping how the County operates. The Grand Jury In The News page provides access to published articles on the activities and reports of the Civil Grand Jury

Join the MCCGJA

All former Marin Civil Grand Jurors are invited to join the MCCGJA to continue supporting the Marin Civil Grand Jury with recruitment, selection, and training. Join here. Information about our Association can be found in the About Us and Members’ Area dropdown menus above.  

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Annual Members Luncheon Meeting

It’s that time again! Wednesday June 17th  11:45 check-inMcInnis Clubhouse350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael Speaker – to be confirmedChapter updatesOfficers Nominations Meal Choices:Chicken MasalaPot roast w/slow cooked mashed potatoes + vegetables Grilled salmon w/mango papaya relishVegetarian Please click HERE to select your meal choice, register and…

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