Andrew Bell (judge)

Andrew Scott Bell (born 21 February 1966) is an Australian judge who is the current President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal.[1][2][3]

Bell is the son of economist Harold Bell and art historian Pamela Bell, and received his secondary education at Sydney Grammar School, where he captained the school cricket team.[4] Bell was a medallist in Economic History and Law at the University of Sydney (where he was a resident at St Paul's College) and, in 1990, was a Rhodes Scholar. He graduated from Oxford and was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship for first place in the BCL.

In 1990-1991, Bell was the Associate to the then Chief Justice of the High Court, Anthony Mason. It was there he met his wife, Joanna Bird, the Associate to Justice Michael McHugh.[4] He was admitted as a barrister in 1995 and took silk in 2006. He was a Treasurer and then Senior Vice President of the New South Wales Bar Association.[5] Bell was appointed as President of the NSW Court of Appeal on 28 February 2019.[6]

References
  1. "Sydney Law School alumni named among NSW highest legal counsel". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. Doraisamy, Jerome; Doraisamy, Jerome (23 January 2019). "New President of the NSW Court of Appeal announced". www.lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "Will there be a promotion for 'Australia's worst judge'?". Australian Financial Review. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. http://www.supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Publications/Speeches/2019%20Speeches/Bell_20190228.pdf
  5. "Andrew S. Bell SC - Eleven Wentworth". 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019.
  6. Community Relations Division, freecall 1800 685 449; Justice, NSW Department of. "New President of the NSW Court of Appeal". www.justice.nsw.gov.au.
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