Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale

Alastair Peter Campbell, Lord Bracadale (born 18 September 1949) is a retired senior Scottish judge.

[2] Campbell was admitted as a solicitor in 1979[3] and entered the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service as a prosecutor.

Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was found guilty of the 270 murders, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001.

The conviction, though controversial, was upheld on appeal and the successful prosecution brought Campbell international prominence.

Lord Bracadale has presided over some of the most high-profile and controversial criminal trials in recent Scottish history.