Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale

The Hon Lord Bracadale QC (born Alastair P. Campbell, c. 1950s) [ [http://www.lawscot.org.uk/media_centre/news_arch/news_20030613.aspx New solicitors welcomed by the Law Society of Scotland] ] is a Senator of the College of Justice. [cite web| url = http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/biographies/bracadale.asp?dir=session| title = The Hon Lord Bracadale (Alastair P. Campbell)| accessdate = 2007-04-25| work = Scottish Courts: Biographies]

Alastair Campbell, the son of a minister, was born in Skye, Scotland. His family moved to Edinburgh when he was just 2 years old and he was brought up in the capital.

He was educated at the University of Aberdeen. He initially became a teacher and taught English at Vale of Leven Academy in Dumbartonshire for a number of years before returning to university to study law at the University of Strathclyde.

He qualified as a solicitor and entered the Procurator Fiscal service as a prosecutor.He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1985 and served as an Advocate Depute from 1990 until 1993. In 1995 he took silk and became Standing Junior Counsel to HM Customs and Excise.

In 1997 he was appointed Home Advocate Depute (Scotland's senior prosecutor) and remained in this post until 2001.

Campbell was senior prosecution counsel in the Lockerbie trial which resulted in Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi being found guilty of the 270 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001. The conviction was upheld on appeal and the successful prosecution brought Campbell international prominence.

In 2003 he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary.

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