In the Marin IJ on Sunday April 21, the Dick Spotswood Opinion wrote about the April 8th civil grand jury report, What Have They Done? An Update on the Responses to the 2022-2023 Marin County Civil Grand Jury Reports which
Current Jury releasing Reports
The 2023-2024 Civil Grand Jury continues to release reports.(Check out printed articles in Grand Jury in the News) The first two reports reviewed and investigated agencies’ responses and actions to the recommendations of the prior year’s reports. Responses to the
New Chapter name!
On April 15th a board quorum voted to change the Chapter’s name to reflect the Association’s recently updated legal name! We are now called: Marin Chapter, Civil Grand Jurors’ Association of California. We will continue being referred to as “Marin
CGJA’s name change
On March 21, 2024 the Chapter’s parent organization publicly announced its legal name change to Civil Grand Jurors’ Association of California and presented its new logo. CGJA membership voted for this change intended to boost public understanding of civil grand
Civil Grand Jury Informational Presentations
AT THIS TIME NO NEW PRESENTATIONS ARE SCHEDULED.Useful applicant information. SPEAKER Presentations: Wednesday, February 28 1:30pm Marin Civic Center, rm. 410B* Monday, March 4 5:30pm Novato Library Tuesday, March 12 1:30pm Marin Civic Center, rm. 410B* Thursday, March 14 3:00pm
Hosted Social Event on February 15
For the first time in ages, the Chapter hosted past and current Marin civil grand jurors to a free social event for their enjoyment! Light drinks and snacks were serviced to the crowd. Committees disclosed various tasks requesting participation for
Recruitment for Civil Grand Jurors
A new pool of Civil Grand Jurors for the 2024-2025 year will be selected from currently applying candidates! Are you interested in your local governments? Have you concern on issues handled, or not handled, by districts, the county, or municipalities
MCCGJA in ‘Key Role of Marin’s Civic Organizations’
On November 14th, MCCGJA participated in the Marin Coalition program of presentations speaking at “The Key Role of Marin’s Civic Organizations” that discussed the history, goals and impact of these organizations and the current issues they are addressing. Marin Coalition
Passing of Laura Effel
The Chapter has learned of the passing of Laura Effel in early November of last year. Laura was a Lifetime Member and involved to various Chapter activities. During her 2012-2013 jury year, she was known for her clear, direct writing
2022-2023 Final Report Summaries
The Marin Independent Journal recently issued a special section devoted to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury 2022-2023 Final Report Summaries. Our local newspaper, the Marin IJ, makes public both the reports as they become published and covers the