Justin Root
Special Agent Supervisor, Cyber Crime Unit
- Role
- Police Officer, Reserve Unit at City Of Worthington
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Justin Root
Justin is the Special Agent Supervisor for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Cyber Crime Unit. Justin was previously a Special Agent in the Cyber Crime Unit, the computer crime detective for the Ohio State University Police Department, and a federally sworn special deputy United States Marshal on the FBI’s Cybercrime Task Force. While in private legal practice, Justin co-chaired the cybersecurity and data privacy sub-practice for the U.S. offices of an Am Law 200 international law firm. Justin was previously a member of CyberOhio\'s Legal Cybersecurity Subcommittee where he helped draft Ohio\'s Data Protection Act. He also served as a member of Franklin University\'s Center for Public Safety & Cybersecurity Education Advisory Board. Justin has testified as an expert witness on computer crimes and digital forensics and has been a subject matter expert for the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies’ Technology Committee and the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission. He has been certified as a GIAC Certified Computer Forensic Examiner (GCFE), a GIAC Certified Advanced Smartphone Forensic Examiner (GASF), a Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), and a Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA). He has also been certified in cryptocurrency basics and methods of cryptocurrency investigation.
Experience
Police Officer, Reserve Unit
Dec 2019 — Present
I provide general policing services to the City of Worthington on a volunteer basis.
Education
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts, English
1995 — 2001
Capital University Law School
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Law
2004 — 2008
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