Maria Castillo of Ceres is one of 19 persons seeking appointment to the Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury.

A total of 23 names of prospective jurors were submitted before the April 15 application deadline. Making the final selection will be Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Sonny S. Sandhu in Department 24 beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. Following the selection the 19 jurors will be sworn in by Judge Sandhu.

The primary function of the Civil Grand Jury is to act as the public “watchdog” by investigating and reporting upon the affairs of local governmental agencies, including county and city government, special districts and school districts.

Members of the Civil Grand Jury members serve for one fiscal year, and all are required to attend a two-day training session sponsored by the California Grand Jury Association, a not-for-profit educational organization. The training this year takes place July 9-10 in Modesto.

The 2026-2027 Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury candidates are:

• Modesto residents Allan Conan, Anthony Gori, Charlene Cano, Clayton Franco, Glenn Lewis, Jaime Rangel, James Felt, John Herlihy, Pamela Crisp Modesto, Samantha Houchins, Timothy Buchanan, Timothy Moran and William Houchins.
• Turlock residents Albert Baptista Turlock, Larry Sanders, Marlinda Martins and Richard Foster.
• Oakdale residents Bianca Signorelli, Chad Homme and Michael Eggener.
• Patterson resident Elizabeth Olson Patterson.
• Riverbank resident Kenneth Cosner.