During the 91st Annual Convention of the National Bar Association (NBA) in St. Louis, MO, Juan Thomas was elected President -Elect to become the NBA president in 2018. The National Bar Association is the nation's oldest and largest national association of predominantly African-American lawyers, judges, educators and law students. It has 84 affiliate chapters throughout the United States and affiliations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and the Caribbean. It represents a professional network of more than 60,000 lawyers, judges, educators and law students.