Justice Party (United States)

In December 2011, the Justice Party became a qualified party in Mississippi, the first state to recognize the party.^[6] From a small beginning, 30 persons at the launching event with no TV crew covering it, the Justice Party was able to put its founder Rocky Anderson on the ballot in 15 states and secure official write-in status in 25 additional states.^[7] It was the fifth largest third party in terms of presidential ballot access in the 2012 presidential election.^[8] On October 23, 2012, Anderson faced off with other third-party candidates Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party for a debate moderated by former CNN talk-show host Larry King.^[2] The candidates met again to debate on November 5, 2012, this time moderated by Ralph Nader.^[9] Rocky Anderson participated in three presidential debates on programs entitled "Expand the Debates" on the nationally televised Democracy Now!^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

The Justice Party released a statement endorsing Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic nomination rather than nominating its own candidate.^[16] The party did not run candidates later during the 2016 presidential election or 2020 presidential election, because the party wanted to avoid contributing to a spoiler effect. In 2021, the Justice Party announced that it "plans to grow into a diverse majority political party". Founder Rocky Anderson said the party intended to replace either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.^[17]

The party was terminated by the Federal Election Commission in 2018 pursuant to federal law due to its failure to file reports.^[18] On January 17, 2024, the Justice Party Inc., a successor to the Justice Party, dissolved as a 527 organization.^[19]

The Justice Party was created with the motto "economic, environmental, and social justice for all".^[2] The party was designed with the intention of shifting government back to a focus on the Constitution of the United States by removing the corrupting influence of money in politics.^[2]

• John B. Anderson
• American Left
• History of the socialist movement in the United States
• Democratic Socialists of America
• Green Party of the United States