Justice 2018 is a trial lawyer-aligned political action committee that funded Democratic U.S. Senate candidates during the 2018 election cycle. Justice PACs have been established for each two-year election cycle, with Justice 2020, Justice 2022, and Justice 2024. These Justice PACs contributed $4,288,379 to Democratic U.S. Senate candidates. ¹

In 2018, the PAC contributed to then-U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), then-U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), and to Democratic-aligned political fundraising conduit ActBlue. ²

Background

Justice 2018 is a trial lawyer-aligned political action committee that funded Democratic U.S. Senate candidates during the 2018 election cycle. ¹

Other Justice PACs have been established for each two-year election cycle, with iterations in subsequent election cycles called Justice 2020, Justice 2022, and Justice 2024. ¹

Iterations of the PAC have contributed to various U.S. Senators including Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV). ¹

Judith Zamore is listed as the treasurer of the PAC. ²

Finances

During the 2018 election cycle, Justice 2018 raised $1,028,165 and spent $1,028,163. Of that, the largest portion, $402,710, was spent on electing U.S. Senate candidates. A significantly smaller portion, $14,273, was spent on fundraising. ²

During that cycle, the PAC spent $88,610 toward the election of then-U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), $82,733 toward the election of then-U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), $77,369 toward the election of U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN); $74,984 toward the election of former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) to a U.S. Senate seat from Tennessee, $10,821 to Democratic-aligned political fundraising conduit ActBlue; and $7,678 to the Democratic Party of Missouri. ²

From the 2018 through 2024 election cycles, the iterations of the Justice PACs contributed $4,288,379 to Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, according to research by the Alliance for Consumers. The PAC’s iterations also contributed a total of $7,678 to Democratic-leaning organizations. All the groups’ contributions supported electing Democrats to the U.S. Senate. ¹

Trial Lawyer Backing

Along with Justice 2018 and the other Justice [Election Year] PACs, the right-of-center Alliance for Consumers identified two other organizations in its report that it labeled as “shady trial lawyer” PACs. ¹

Its report on similar organizations includes the AAJ PAC, which is associated with the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). It has contributed 98 percent of its $21.5 million in contributions to Democratic candidates from 2017 through 2024. ¹

The Truth and Justice Fund Company spent more than $3 million in battleground U.S. Senate races in North Carolina and Montana. ¹

Overall, the Justice PACs, the AAJ PAC and the Truth and Justice Fund Company contributed about $29 million in total support for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates and allied committees from 2017 through 2024. Some of the recipients included left-leaning groups such as America Votes,  American Bridge, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Emily’s List. ¹

1. “Shady Trial Lawyer Pipeline Update: 2025 Shady Trial Lawyer PACs Update.” Alliance for Consumers. May 2025. https://allianceforconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AFC_Shady-Trial-Lawyer-Pipeline-Update-2025.pdf
2. Justice 2018. 2017-18. Open Secrets. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/justice-2018/C00633925/candidate-recipients/2024