Carolyn Hewitt Justice is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 16th district, which includes constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties. A property manager from Hampstead, North Carolina, Justice was first elected in 2002 and served five terms in the State House of Representatives, from 2003 to 2012. She did not run for reelection in 2012, and the seat is currently held by Rep. Chris Millis.
In her final term, Justice was chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. She was also a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform; Ethics; and Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. <!-- When she announced that she would not run for reelection in 2012, there was speculation that she might run for the NC Senate, instead, but she did not do so. -->
In January 2014, she announced her intention to run for the vice-chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party. , she is the Senior Advisor for the North Carolina Teenage Republicans.
Committee assignments
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2011-2012 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources (Chair)
- Commerce and Job Development (Vice Chair)
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Elections
- Government
2009-2010 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Ethics
- Marine Resources and Aquaculture
- Pender/New Hanover Redistricting
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Water Resources and Infrastructure