Kayla Jackson-Williams is an American judge in Columbia, Missouri.
Jackson-Williams was born in St Louis. When she was 14 her father passed away, Kayla described her father as her best friend.
She received a Bachelor of Science in justice systems at Truman State University in 2012. She received her Juris Doctor at the University of Missouri in 2016. After she passed the bar exam she became a single mother. Williams had plans to work in Kansas City but stayed in Columbia to find a job quicker.
She became a judge in January 2023 at age 32, becoming the first black judge in Boone County, Missouri.
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