Jacqueline St. Joan

Jacqueline St. Joan is a retired lawyer and former Denver County Judge who writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Her memoir, Your Verdict: A Judge's Reckoning with Law and Loss, was published by Golden Antelope Press in 2026. She has also written two novels, My Sisters Made of Light and The Shawl of Midnight. Her legal career focused on policies to end violence against women, and she has been recognized with several awards and inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.