Anita Earls | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anita Sue Brooks[1] February 20, 1960 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Hodgkiss (1982–2003) |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Anita Earls (born February 20, 1960) is an American civil rights attorney who has served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2019. She previously served as the executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, as well as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Clinton administration. On November 6, 2018, Earls defeated Republican incumbent Justice Barbara Jackson in a three-candidate election to win a seat on the state's highest court.