Here Are a Few Shining Stars Within The Jackson County Bar Association Group!

We work to ensure justice and equal opportunity for the African-American community.

JCBA Has Been Serving the Kansas City Metropolitan Area for Decades...

POWERFUL SISTERS...

WELCOME TO THE JACKSON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

The Jackson County Bar Association (JCBA) is a voluntary bar association comprised primarily of African-American attorneys from the Kansas City metropolitan area. JCBA was established at a time when African-American lawyers were not allowed to join the American Bar Association (ABA) or the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA). The purpose of the JCBA, then and now, is to be a resource for its members; to work to ensure justice and equal opportunity for the African-American community; improve the administration of justice; preserve the independence of the judiciary; improve the economic conditions of all citizens of Missouri; uphold the honor of the legal profession; and protect the civil and political rights of the citizens and residents of the State of Missouri.

OUR PRESIDENT

I am humbled and honored to serve as your 2023 JCBA President. This organization is rich in tradition and its members have a legacy of excellence and commitment to the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area…

SCHOLARSHIPS

Each year the Jackson County Bar Association awards scholarships to minority law students that are from the Kansas City Metro area, or attending law school in the Kansas City Metroplex. Funds raised from the Annual…

MEMBERSHIP

Any lawyer in good standing with The Missouri Bar or the Bar of any other state may become a member of the Jackson County Bar Association. Any student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school may be eligible for student…

Candice Alcaraz made history as she beat out incumbent Judge Wes Griffin, to become the first Black female district judge in Wyandotte County. Alcaraz received nearly 69% of the vote in Wyandotte County’s 12 districts, unseating Griffin who was first elected in 2008.

“As a Wyandotte County District Judge, I will bring integrity and fairness into all court decisions that come before me,” Alcaraz said in a Facebook post following the election.

This was the first time Alcaraz had run for office and she led a grassroots-community focused campaign, meeting residents throughout the district. In an interview in May, Alcaraz said her ability to adapt is what sets her apart.

“Things are changing, people are changing, Wyandotte county is changing,” Alcaraz said. “If we want a better safer wyandotte county we’re going to have to be able to adapt to change as it comes along.”

Alcaraz received her undergraduate degree from Truman State University, in Kirksville, before attending law school at Washburn University. After obtaining her Juris Doctor degree (JD) in 2016, she relocated to Kansas City where she has worked in the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office as a prosecution attorney.