--- title: "Kayla I. Jackson-Williams | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kayla-i-jackson-williams-judge-missouri-12th-judicial-circuit-court-mo" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Kayla I. Jackson-Williams Missouri 12th Judicial Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Missouri 12th Judicial Circuit Court - State: Missouri - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media equipment advance approval Scope: statewide Missouri Court Operating Rule 16 requires advance approval for media equipment used for courtroom coverage and allows the judge to control the number and setup of media personnel and equipment. Evidence excerpt: Failure to obtain advance approval for equipment may preclude its use in the proceeding. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### device use in courtroom Scope: statewide Missouri courtroom device use for media coverage is not generally permitted unless authorized by the operating rule, a local court rule, or the judge presiding in the proceeding. Evidence excerpt: No person may use any device capable of media coverage in a courtroom or court clerk's office unless specifically authorized [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### audio video recording Scope: statewide Missouri allows limited video and audio recording for media coverage under COR 16 technical limits, subject to judicial approval and courtroom controls. Evidence excerpt: Not more than one videographer, using a single device, shall be permitted in the courtroom during a judicial proceeding at any time. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Missouri Secretary of State Official Manual official judicial roster](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kayla-i-jackson-williams-judge-missouri-12th-judicial-circuit-court-mo", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kayla-i-jackson-williams-judge-missouri-12th-judicial-circuit-court-mo", "name": "Kayla I. Jackson-Williams | KnowJudges", "description": "Kayla I. Jackson-Williams, Missouri 12th Judicial Circuit Court. 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Jackson‐Williams is an Associate Circuit Court Judge in Boone County, Missouri, sworn in in January 2023 as the first Black judge in the county’s 200+‐year history - In November 2022, she was chosen as the unopposed candidate for Associate Circuit Judge in Boone County and took office in January 2023 at age 32 - Boone County Public Defender’s Office, then practiced civil litigation at Rogers | Ehrhardt Attorney at Law - Earlier, she also held the role of an Assistant Public Defender and interned at the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office ### Education - Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University in — Truman State University — 2012 ### Additional information - After passing the bar, she became a single mother and initially planned to work in Kansas City but stayed in Columbia for quicker job opportunities. - She credits mentors such as Professor S. David Mitchell and Dean Bob Bailey for teaching her the power of her voice and the importance of compassion in leadership ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-b0a3408119d84bbcc3619511) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354). Collected 2026-07-26.