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'''Andrew Scott Bell''' (born 21 February 1966) is an Australian judge who is the current [[President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sydney.edu.au/law/news-and-events/news/2019/02/14/sydney-law-school-alumni-named-among-nsw-highest-legal-counsel.html|title=Sydney Law School alumni named among NSW highest legal counsel|website=The University of Sydney|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/wig-chamber/24885-new-president-of-the-nsw-court-of-appeal-announced|title=New President of the NSW Court of Appeal announced|last=Doraisamy|first=Jerome|last2=Doraisamy|first2=Jerome|date=2019-01-23|website=www.lawyersweekly.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/business/legal/will-there-be-a-promotion-for-australias-worst-judge-20190228-h1bt2i|title=Will there be a promotion for 'Australia's worst judge'?|date=2019-02-28|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
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 (sport)|cricket]] team.<ref name="nsw.gov.au">http://www.supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Publications/Speeches/2019%20Speeches/Bell_20190228.pdf</ref> Bell was a medallist in Economic History and Law at the [[University of Sydney]] (where he was a resident from 1985 to 1989 at [[St Paul's College, University of Sydney|St Paul's College]]<ref name="St Paul's">{{cite web|url=https://stpauls.edu.au/st-pauls-alumnus-appointed-president-of-the-nsw-court-of-appeal/|title=St Paul’s alumnus Dr Andrew Bell SC appointed President of NSW Court of Appeal|date= January 2019}}</ref>). He became a member of the College Council in 2004, and continued to serve as a member until 2013<ref name="St Paul's"/>. He also served as Deputy Chairman between 2010 to 2013<ref name="St Paul's"/>. In 1990, was a [[Rhodes Scholar]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} He graduated from [[Oxford]] and was awarded the [[Vinerian Scholarship]] for first place in the [[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} The following year he earned his doctorate from Oxford University <ref name="St Paul's"/>.
In 1990-1991, Bell was the Associate to the then [[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice of the High Court]], [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]]. It was there he met his wife, Joanna Bird, the Associate to Justice [[Michael McHugh]].<ref name="nsw.gov.au"/> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elevenwentworth.com/portfolio/andrew-s-bell-sc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131023200/http://elevenwentworth.com/portfolio/andrew-s-bell-sc/|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2019|title=Andrew S. Bell SC - Eleven Wentworth|date=31 January 2019}}</ref> Bell was appointed as President of the NSW Court of Appeal on 28 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au:443/Pages/media-news/media-releases/2019/new-president-of-the-nsw-court-of-appeal.aspx|title=New President of the NSW Court of Appeal|first1=freecall 1800 685 449|last1=Community Relations Division|first2=NSW Department of|last2=Justice|website=www.justice.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>
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