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Stewart Bell
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Stewart Bell was a judge on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court.
Biographical
Judge Bell earned a bachelor's of science degree in accounting and economics from University of Nevada – Las Vegas in 1967. Known for his acute analytical skills, Judge Bell was the Nevada State High School Mathematics Champion in 1963 and was named to the Phi Kappa Phi National Collegiate Academic Honor Society when he attended UNLV.
Judge Bell earned his J.D. in 1970, graduating in the top 15 percent of his class, from the University of California –Los Angeles Law School.[1]
Career
Judge Stewart Bell was elected to the Department 7 bench in November 2002 and was sworn in as a district court judge in January 2003. Prior to becoming a judge, he served as Clark County District Attorney from 1995 to 2002.
As District Attorney, Judge Bell was responsible for managing a staff of nearly 700 people and supervised the prosecution of nearly 700,000 felonies, misdemeanors and juvenile matters. He also administered his own law firm in Las Vegas from 1973 to 1994, specializing in criminal, business and domestic law.
From 1971 to 1972 he served as a Clark County Public Defender. He also served as a legal assistant to District Court Judge Howard W. Babcock from 1970 to 1971.[1]
Associations
Judge Bell served as president of the Clark County Bar Association in 1980 and as president of the State Bar of Nevada from 1991 to 1992. He has been a member of the State Bar since 1971. He was named as an Outstanding Member of the Clark County Bar Association in 1993. Judge Bell has received the highest possible rating, "AV," by Martindale-Hubbell.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
