Jim Justin
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jim Justin
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|11|28}}
| birth_name = James Godfrey Justin
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| children = 3
| death_date = {{Birth date|2009|12|7}}
| death_place = Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
| office = 53rd Mayor of Vancouver, Washington
| predecessor = James Gallagher
| spouse = Janet Ruth Murphy
| successor = Bryce Seidl
| termstart = January 1, 1974
| termend = January 1, 1984
| education = University of Portland
| branch = {{Flag|United States Air Force}}
}}
James "Jim" Godfrey Justin (November 28, 1932 – December 7, 2009) was an American military officer and politician who served as the Mayor of Vancouver, Washington from 1974 from 1984.
Early life and education
Justin was born in Portland, Oregon, and attended the University of Portland. He served for three years in the United States Air Force, retiring with the rank of colonel. While serving in the Air Force, Justin became friends with Royce Pollard, who served as Mayor of Vancouver from 1996 to 2010. Justin remained a member of the Air Force Reserve for 30 years.{{Cite book|last=Jollota|first=Pat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4sg79d9QGeMC&q=Jim+Justin+mayor+of+vancouver+washington&pg=PA103|title=Legendary Locals of Vancouver, Washington|date=February 2012|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4671-0001-4|language=en}}
Career
After serving in the Air Force, Justin moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he helped his parents operate their small business, Photo Mart. Justin later sold the store and became a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker. Prior to serving as Mayor of Vancouver, Justin was a member of the Vancouver City Council.{{Cite web|title=Justin, ex-mayor of Vancouver, dies|url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2009/dec/09/justin-ex-mayor-of-vancouver-dies/|website=The Columbian|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}
In 1980, Justin was listed as an interested party in a feasibility study of the Columbia River Bridge, commissioned by the Federal Highway Administration.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoIsAQAAMAAJ&q=james+justin&pg=PA13|title=Columbia River Bridge Feasibility Study|date=1980|publisher=U.S. Federal Highway Administration|language=en}} Justin also provided testimony to the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.{{Cite book|last=Transportation|first=United States Congress House Committee on Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XxbWq2PuQ24C&q=Jim+Justin+vancouver+wa+mayor+portland+state&pg=PA53|title=Proposed Third Bridge Crossing on the Columbia River Between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, February 2, 1980|date=1980|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}
Personal life
Justin and his wife, Janet, had three children. Janet died in 1996. Later in his life, Justin was diagnosed with kidney dialysis and suffered a heart attack in 2007. He died on December 7, 2009, at the age of 77.