Andrew Bell | |
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18th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
Assumed office 7 March 2022 | |
Nominated by | Dominic Perrottet |
Appointed by | Margaret Beazley |
Preceded by | Tom Bathurst |
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales | |
Assumed office 5 December 2022 | |
Nominated by | Dominic Perrottet |
Appointed by | Margaret Beazley |
Preceded by | Tom Bathurst |
10th President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
In office 28 February 2019 – 7 March 2022 | |
Nominated by | Gladys Berejiklian |
Appointed by | David Hurley |
Preceded by | Margaret Beazley |
Succeeded by | Julie Ward |
Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
Assumed office 28 February 2019 | |
Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
In office 28 February 2019 – 7 March 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney | 21 February 1966
Nationality | Australia |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Andrew Scott Bell (born 21 February 1966) is an Australian lawyer and judge serving as the Chief Justice of New South Wales[1] and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales.
He was a Rhodes Scholar for New South Wales, and practised as a barrister-at-law. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney, and from 2019 was the President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. On 7 March 2022, Bell was sworn in as the 18th Chief Justice of New South Wales, succeeding Tom Bathurst, who retired on 5 March 2022.[2] As Chief Justice, he is the President of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales.[3]