The objectives of the National Bar Association “…shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence; improve the administration of justice; preserve the independence of the judiciary and to uphold the honor and integrity of the legal profession; to promote professional and social intercourse among the members of the American and the international bars; to promote legislation that will improve the economic condition of all American citizens, regardless of race, sex or creed in their efforts to secure a free and untrammeled use of the franchise guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States; and to protect the civil and political rights of the citizens and residents of the United States.”

The Charles W. Anderson, Jr. Bar Association, Inc., an affiliate chapter of the National Bar Association, is an organization dedicated to the advancement, development, and support of Black and minority attorneys in the Louisville Metro area. Membership to The Charles W. Anderson, Jr. Bar Association, Inc. is open to all lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students with an interest in promoting diversity in the Louisville Metro legal community.