Judge Hal Campbell has been affiliated with law and justice education for over thirty years. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus from the California State University and has served as a member of the law and justice faculty for several national level universities including Course Chair of Criminal Law and Justice Studies for the University of Maryland. Dr. Campbell received his Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University in 1983 and specializes in the areas of public law and policy, criminal justice administration, criminology, and research methods/analysis. He was appointed to the bench by the Supreme Court of the State of Montana, Commission on Courts of Limited Jurisdiction as Sub-Judge of Justice and City Courts for Richland County, Montana. He is a retired veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, holding both sworn and civilian management positions during his affiliation with the department.