
Sheriff Justin Smith, Larimer County, Colorado
Justin Smith is serving his 3rd term as the Sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado. Justin has 35 years of law enforcement experience.
Sheriff Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice from Wichita State University and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Colorado’s Graduate School of Public Affairs.
In addition, he is a graduate of the 223rd session of the FBI National Academy and the 102nd session of the National Sheriffs Institute.
He is a part president of the County Sheriffs of Colorado and a member of the executive board of the National Sheriffs Association, where he is currently the co-chair of the Homeland Security Committee.
Sheriff Smith has been a member of numerous local, state and national professional associations and boards as well as a variety of local non-profit boards.
In addition to his work as a sheriff, he also served as an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at Colorado State University from 2004-2010.