{"biography":"[https://attyjwhite.wixsite.com/janikawhite](https://attyjwhite.wixsite.com/janikawhite)\n\n[https://www.facebook.com/janikawhitenow/](https://www.facebook.com/janikawhitenow/)\n\n\nJanika is a native and lifelong Memphian who has been serving the people of the city that she dearly loves. Janika is a graduate of Central High School, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and earned a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. After law school, Janika served as the judicial clerk to the Honorable Kenny Armstrong at the Chancery Court for Shelby County. Janika then had the distinct honor of clerking for the Honorable Bernice B. Donald at the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.\n\nFor almost a decade, Janika has practiced alongside the legendary Walter Bailey and is currently managing partner at Janika White Law PLLC. She is a skilled and successful litigator with experience in complex and high-profile criminal defense and civil litigation. During Janika\u2019s time as an attorney, she has prided herself in passionately advocating for her clients, ensuring they know the full extent of their constitutional rights, and granting each and every person the detailed attention and representation they deserve. Her close-knit family of community leaders, activists, and the church instilled in her strong values of service and leadership at an early age.\n\nJanika is no stranger to service \nShe was born into it. She\u2019s the daughter of John and Anita White. Both Mr. & Mrs. White worked at legacy Memphis City Schools as educators and administrators for nearly 40 years. Janika is also the niece of the late Reverend Ralph White of Bloomfield Baptist Church in the heart of South Memphis, where she was a member under her uncle\u2019s leadership and benevolence. Affectionately referred to as \u201cUncle Pokey,\u201d Reverend White was a giant of a man in the Memphis community.  He was involved with the Citizens for Community Values of Memphis, Shelby County Domestic Violence Task Force, the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board, and served as the West Tennessee Field Representative for Promise Keepers International. Janika walked alongside Reverend White as he poured his heart for the people of Memphis, served with pride and dignity, and called for reform and justice time and time again in the courtroom. \n\nJanika is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Bloomfield Urban Ministries, the National Bar Association Ben F. Jones Chapter, Leo Bearman Inn of Courts, Tennessee Trial Lawyers, and Memphis Bar Association.\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_super_district_8_position_2","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"White, Janika","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"08/14/25","documentid":"0083F6DA-B47A-4383-81CC-B5063463A8EC","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD Mid-Year 2025","documentnameid":["0083F6DA-B47A-4383-81CC-B5063463A8EC","White, Janika - CFD Mid-Year 2025"],"documenttype":"2025 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"08/14/25","documentid":"9B7D7BCD-40C0-42EA-859A-228C6BAE5289","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD Year-End 2024","documentnameid":["9B7D7BCD-40C0-42EA-859A-228C6BAE5289","White, Janika - CFD Year-End 2024"],"documenttype":"2024 CFD","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/15/24","documentid":"0A7E4154-7117-449A-BCFE-8CB7CD252111","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD Mid-Year 2024","documentnameid":["0A7E4154-7117-449A-BCFE-8CB7CD252111","White, Janika - CFD Mid-Year 2024"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/09/24","documentid":"F4479B64-6071-4D19-825B-3765729E1D7E","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD 4th Quarter 2023","documentnameid":["F4479B64-6071-4D19-825B-3765729E1D7E","White, Janika - CFD 4th Quarter 2023"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"11/27/23","documentid":"EDD90E30-1478-456E-98C1-B5926AFF861D","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023","documentnameid":["EDD90E30-1478-456E-98C1-B5926AFF861D","White, Janika - CFD 3rd Quarter 2023"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"09/28/23","documentid":"4EF06423-D032-4220-A2ED-5862215CC7E9","documentname":"White, Janika - CFD Pre-General 2023","documentnameid":["4EF06423-D032-4220-A2ED-5862215CC7E9","White, Janika - CFD Pre-General 2023"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/14/23","documentid":"93E61340-466D-4F0F-9601-6F9745384C15","documentname":"White, Janika - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf","documentnameid":["93E61340-466D-4F0F-9601-6F9745384C15","White, Janika - Appointment of Treasurer 2023.pdf"],"documenttype":"Appointment of Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"Memphis City Council, Dist. 8, Pos. 2","source_customer_id":"EE6EBC62-7B7C-432F-869E-4DE111271E07","source_filer_id":"4E067B2E-A18D-4C18-A77E-EA4AEFE1BC84","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Active"}],"firstname":"Janika","fullname":"Janika White","lastname":"White","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"memphis_city_council_super_district_8_position_2","contest_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","office_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"memphis_city_council_super_district_8_position_2","contest_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","county":"Shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","office_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","office_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2027-10-05","term_start":"2023-10-05"},"year":2023}],"office_key":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","office_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2023-10-05","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","office_title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2027-10-05","term_start":"2023-10-05"}]}],"summary":"Janika White is a native and lifelong Memphian who has served the people of Memphis. She graduated from Central High School, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and earned a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Janika has worked as a judicial clerk and is currently the managing partner at Janika White Law PLLC, specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation. She comes from a family of educators and community leaders and is involved in various organizations, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and the Memphis Bar Association. Janika is currently a candidate for the Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2 in the upcoming election.","terms":[{"county":"shelby","electiondate":"2023-10-05","office":"city_council_district_super_district_8_position_2","state":"TN","term_end":"2027-10-05","term_start":"2023-10-05","title":"Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 2"}],"token":"tMT3N4BgWg"}