Contra Costa County Grand Jurors Association

01/07/2026

APPLICATIONS FOR GRAND JURY SERVICE SOUGHT!

The Contra Costa County Superior Court is accepting applications for Civil Grand Jury Service for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 term.

If you are interested in applying, please complete the application and review the timeline below.

https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/2026-2027-cgj-application-final.pdf

https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/6-timeline-2026-2027.pdf

More information on the Recruitment for 26/27 Grand Jurors

Contra Costa County’s Grand Jury consists of 19 citizens. A new Grand Jury is impaneled each year. Grand Jurors are officers of the Court, and function as an independent body under the guidance of a Superior Court Judge. Jurors are impaneled in June and are expected to attend a two-week training in June. Each term serves through June of the following calendar year.

Apart from the investigations mandated by the California Penal Code, each County’s Grand Jury decides what it will investigate. Investigations may be initiated in response to letters from citizens, newspaper articles, and personal knowledge

01/15/2025

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The Contra Costa County Superior Court is accepting applications for Civil Grand Jury Services for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 term. The Grand Jury is made up

04/09/2024

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors honors the Civil Grand Jury on February 6, 2024, proclaiming February as Civil Grand Jury Awareness Month!

02/02/2024

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 CIVIL GRAND JURY!

Seize the opportunity to effect meaningful change in local government!

The Deadline to apply for the 2024-2025 term is March 24, 2024.

Contact the Contra Costa County Superior Court at (925) 608-2621 or visit the website: https://www.cc-courts.org.

12/10/2023

Megyn Kelly said that former President Trump had lost “multiple steps” mentally and was no longer the same man he was in 2016. The podcast host and former Fox News anchor said the 77-year-old former president was starting to show his age — and it wasn’t pretty. “There’s no question Trump...

11/29/2023

"CIVIL GRAND JURIES ARE THE LAST OF THEIR KIND" - East Bay Times Article
Civil grand juries are the last of their kind
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There is a tenet of American democracy that has fallen by the wayside in most every state except for one: California. It’s the convening of civil grand juries, which are bodies of ordinary citizens that investigate issues in public government and then compile a report and make recommendations. Yet...

10/19/2023

Seize the opportunity to make a difference in local government in Contra Costa County!

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10/18/2023

Seize the Opportunity to Make a Difference in Local Government - VIDEO

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07/19/2023

https://www.cc-courts.org/civil/grand-jury-reports.aspx

Despite effort, money, problems go unsolved
A review of the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury Report Summaries 2022-2023 is alarming in that it reports the failure of local governments to make progress in several areas.

Considerable money and effort have been poured into implementing progress in areas such as affordable housing, Concord Naval Weapons Station development and affordable housing with little or no results and often for many years. Why can’t these governments make more progress?

My sense is that voters are not demanding timely action and the governments have their own agendas of much less importance.

John AmosPleasant Hill

The Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury is annually impaneled to investigate city and county governments, special districts and certain nonprofit corporations to ensure functions are performed in a lawful, economical and efficient manner. Recommendations resulting from these investigations are list...