James Campbell is an Adjunct Professor of Law whose research centers primarily on federal and territorial courts, Indigenous recognition, and overseas imperialism in U.S. constitutional thought. Campbell’s scholarship has appeared in leading academic journals and has been cited in multiple federal appellate opinions, including the groundbreaking Indigenous rights decision Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy. His work and commentary have also appeared in national media outlets, including Bloomberg, The Associated Press, and The New York Times.

Campbell currently practices law at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, where he represents clients in state and federal courts nationwide. As an attorney, Campbell has been involved in a wide range of advocacy at the intersection of Native self-determination, public benefits, and disability rights. He has authored several U.S. Supreme Court briefs, including on behalf of a national coalition of disability rights organizations in United States v. Vaello Madero, a constitutional challenge to Congress’s authority to discriminate against residents of Puerto Rico in federal benefits.

Campbell served as a law clerk to Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, where he was awarded the Michael Egger Prize and served as an Editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Both academically and in practice, Campbell’s work is animated by his Native chamoru background and his experiences as a U.S. Army veteran. Campbell served on active duty as a reconnaissance platoon leader and is a graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School.