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Members of the MCCGJA, as former jurors, join this Association to continue their work on behalf of the residents of Marin County. Being active in MCCGJA and its various committees allows members to support the work of the Civil Grand Jury by education and recruitment to the Grand Jury and by following up on the reports of the Grand Jury.
MCCGJA is governed by it Bylaws, last revised April 14, 2025.
UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS SCHEDULE
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.
Interviewers and Greeters Needed
The chapter is calling on members to help with interviewing and greeting applicants for the 2026-27 Marin Civil Grand Jury at the Marin Civic Center in May. If you are interested in helping with this jury selection program, please contact Pat Shepherd or Tom Gannon to get details.
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Talk Set on SMART’s Future at Annual Members Meeting
MCCGJA’s annual membership meeting will feature keynote speaker Eddy Cumins, General Manager of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, who will give a talk: “SMART – Where We Go From Here” based on the outcome of the tax renewal election in June. The annual membership meeting will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17…
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Access to Marin’s Civil Grand Jury Reports dating back to the 1970s
Recent urging from the Civil Grand Jury and the Chapter have helped bring access to past report access for the public! The County Counsel webpage, Civil Grand Jury Reports, is now providing published reports by term years for the latest 10 terms with the most recent 6 terms including report recommendation responses. Also available are…
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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 Chapter, CGJA,” “the Chapter”, or “MCCGJA” as stated in the Bylaws and using the same…
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 from the California Grand Jurors’ Association and presented its new logo. CGJA membership voted for this change intended to boost public understanding of civil grand juries and the work they do to improve local…