Cathy Justice is an American educator and the wife of West Virginia's governor, Jim Justice.
She has been serving as the first lady of Virginia since 2017.
Cathy is a president of a business started by her family, Comer Electric Inc. She has also served as a member of the board of directors of First National Bank in Ronceverte.
She has taught in Raleigh County Schools and is involved in a local reading program for elementary school students.
Cathy was the first woman to participate in 4-H and ride horses competitively.
She is involved in the family's top racing operation, and many of her horses compete in top races at major racetracks across the country.
| Full Name | Cathy Leigh Justice |
| Date Of Birth | January 28, 1953 |
| Birth Place | Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jim Justice |
| Education | Marshall University (MEd) |
| Children | 2 |
Cathy Justice was born on January 28, 1953, in Beckley, West Virginia. She is 69 years old.
She grew up in the prosperity of West Virginia to her father, Thomas Leigh, and her mother, Virginia Ruth Comer. Cathy is the only child of her parents.
She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1970, where she met her future husband, Jim Justice.
Cathy graduated from Marshall University with a degree in Secondary Education.
Cathy Justice started her career as director of Comer Electric, Inc., a business started by her family.
She has also taught in Raleigh County Schools and is involved in a local reading program for elementary school students.
Justice became West Virginia's first lady when she was sworn in by her husband, Governor Jim Justice, on January 16, 2017.
She celebrated Women's History Month with a televised speech on March 8, 2017, after being the First Lady.
In her speech, Justice wrote that novelist Pearl S. Buck recognized several West Virginia women who made a difference in the state, such as actress Jennifer Garner and basketball player Vicki Bullet.
Currently, she is serving as president of her family company after her father's death.
Cathy Justice met her Husband, Jim Justice, in high school. After Cathy's graduation, they tied the knot with each other.
They are members of the First Baptist Church of Beckley, United States of America.
Justice is a huge fan of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) and, in 2014, spent $30 million to develop a training facility for the team to use at the Greenbrier.
As of 2019, he has hosted the Greenbrier Classic, a PGA Tour event, annually in Greenbrier.
Jim and Cathy currently reside in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Cathy Justice And Jim Justice are parents to their two children, Jay Justice, and Dr. Jill Justice.
Jim Justice was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 27, 1951. He is 71 years old.
He was born to his father, James Conley Justice, and his mother, Edna Ruth Justice.
Justice grew up in Raleigh County, West Virginia. He was admitted to the University of Tennessee on an athletic scholarship for golf but transferred to Marshall University.
He was a two-year captain on the Thundering Herd golf team at Marshall.
Jim also completed a bachelor's degree and a master's in business administration from Marshall.
Jim Justice first handled his family's business in 1976 and started the Justice Family Farm in beautiful Monroe County in 1977.
His companies farm over 50,000 acres of corn, wheat, and soybeans in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
He is the largest farmer east of the Mississippi River as his company became a major agricultural enterprise.
He is also a longtime National Corn Growers Association member and a seven-time National Corn Grower Champion.
After his Father died in 1993, Jim became president and CEO of Bluestone Industries Inc. and Bluestone Coal Corporation.
Before being elected governor, Jim was president and CEO of 102 Companies. Justice has spent his career creating thousands of jobs and knows how to hire people.
Jim founded Bluestone Industries, Inc. in late 2008 and early 2009. In the 1990s, Jim became the tournament director of the Mountain State Coal Classic basketball tournament.
Jim declared his Campaign to seek the office of Governor of West Virginia in May 2015.
After 19 months on the Campaign trail transferring his vision for the transformation of West Virginia, Jim was elected West Virginia's 36th governor.
He has also won with a broad coalition of support from Democrats, Republicans, and independents.
Jim Justice is an American business Executive and politician with a net worth of $1.2 billion.
He was also the governor of West Virginia since 2017. He became the CEO of Bluestone Industries after his Father's death in the early 80s and started expanding it.
He purchased additional coal mines in several states, including Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Bluestone, now known as Justice Companies, oversees ranching in several southern states.
In 2009, he sold all West Virginia coal mining operations to the Russian Company Mechel OAO for about $450 million in cash and 83 million shares in the Russian firm.
His salary as a governor is unknown to date.
| Jim Justice Net Worth | $1.2 Billion |
| Source of Wealth | Businessman and Politician |
