Alumnus R. Philip Campbell (LLB 1982) appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced Aug. 6, the appointment of alumnus R. Philip Campbell (LLB 1982), a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.

Campbell was raised in the Atlantic Provinces. He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1979 and from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1982. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1984.

Mr. Justice Campbell practised with Copeland Liss Campbell from 1984 to 1999 in the area of criminal law. From 2000 to 2003, he was a partner in the criminal division of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell. In 2003, he co-founded the firm Lockyer Campbell Posner, where he continued his practice in criminal law, with an emphasis on appellate advocacy and the correction of miscarriages of justice under Part XXI.1 of the Criminal Code. He was an active member of the case review committee of Innocence Canada. In 2020, he was awarded the G. Arthur Martin Medal for making an outstanding contribution to criminal justice.

Justice Campbell has been a frequent speaker in a variety of legal education programs, including lectures at the University of Toronto Centre of Criminology (where he was an adjunct instructor); the University of Toronto Faculty of Law; the National Criminal Law Program; the National Judicial Institute; the Law Society of Upper Canada; and the Criminal Lawyers Association.

In his free time, Justice Campbell enjoys motorcycling, scuba diving, his book club, and a range of travel and family activities with his wife and teenage daughter.

Read the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announcement