Every year in the fall, CGJA holds an Annual Conference/Membership Meeting at a different location. The conference provides an opportunity for members and civil grand jurors to meet and discuss experiences, ask questions, and otherwise engage in activities to enhance everyone’s understanding of the civil grand jury system in order to contribute to CGJA’s role in protecting and enhancing California’s county civil grand jury system.

The 2026 Annual Conference was held in Sacramento on November 1 and 2, 2026, with the theme of Volunteerism: Key to Grand Jury Success. The speaker lineup included Dan Walters (CalMatters) and Prof. Josh Franco (Cuyamaca College Grand Jury Lab). Next year’s conference will be held at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame on October 24-25, 2027; details will be announced in the spring.

Civil Grand Jurors’ Association of California
44th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting

October 24-25, 2027
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Francisco Airport Waterfront, Burlingame, California

Note: Lifetime Achievement Award recipients who receive free registration will need to use the downloadable form.

Online Conference Registration FormDownloadable Conference Registration Form

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Information forthcoming mid-2027

Agenda: Information forthcoming mid-2027.

  • Photos from the 2025 Annual Conference and dinner can be found here.
  • The slide set for our keynote address Understanding Artificial Intelligence can be viewed here.
  • Civil Grand Jury Talking Points (PDF) This is two page set of talking points to be used to inform prospective jurors about serving on their county’s grand jury.
  • The set of committee reports for 2025 can be viewed here.
  • 2025 CGJA Volunteer Roster can be viewed here.

Please direct all queries or suggestions about the annual conference to Lloyd Bell, Annual Conference Chair.

Transcripts of Conferences since 2006 can be found in the December issue of the Grand Jurors’ Journal for that year which contains a summary of the conference of that year. Go to Journal Archives to find these editions.

Transcripts of Conferences held prior to 2007 are archived here.