The CGJA extension for nominations of its Best Grand Jury Reporting and Media Coverage Awards is giving chapter members until July 20 to inform the Board of Directors of their choices…
MCCGJA Chapter Update
The Board of Directors has voted to extended member nominations for the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer elections taking place in the fall.
This will better sync with Judge Sweet’s directive on extending the current Grand Jury’s term and the selection and impaneling of the 2020-2021 Jury…
New Chapter Website Launch
The Communication and Membership committee is very proud to announce the launching of an entirely new and revamped Chapter website. We have been extremely fortunate to have Alan Schaevitz act as our Webmaster. He had been instrumental in remodeling the Marin Coalition’s website
Altered Schedule for 2020-2021 Civil Grand Jury
Directive from Judge Andrew Sweet, Marin Civil Grand Jury Presiding Judge: After consulting many of you, other PJ’s around the state and the California Grand Jurors’ Association, the Court has decided to extend the current Grand Jury until and including
Urgent Message from the CGJA Training Team, March 21, 2020
Grand jurors, CGJA members, CGJA Chapters, and other interested parties: This message is intended primarily for current jurors but is shared with others as a matter of information about what CGJA is doing about the coronavirus situation. During these difficult
Civil Grand Jury Public Information Events
A series of public presentations and events are scheduled throughout the year to inform and encourage citizens to participate in the Civil Grand Jury process. Applications for the 2020-2021 Grand Jury, interviews for participation on the Civil Grand Jury and
Marin IJ Article on Wildfire Prevention Ballot Item Measure C
The Marin IJ published an editorial on February 3, 2020 titled “Well-planned Measure C will reduce wildfire risk“. The Marin Civil Grand Jury published their findings and recommendations on April 25, 2019 on this subject titled “Wildfire Preparedness: A New
Annual Meeting To Be Held in June 2020
Our annual meeting for all members of the Marin County Grand Jurors’ Association will be held in June at a location and time to be determined. At this meeting we will elect officers for the coming year and conduct regular
Reception for Incoming and Outgoing Civil Grand Jury
In early July we normally hold a reception to greet the incoming civil grand jury, celebrate the end of the new jury training, and to thank the outgoing grand jury. However, the timing, type and method by which this event will be
Grand Jury Application Due April 22, 2020
The time is drawing near to submit your application to join the next Marin County Civil Grand Jury. If you wish to apply, download and print The Civil Grand Jury application form from the Marin County website, fill it out,