Andrew Bell (judge)

The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Bell
18th Chief Justice of New South Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2022
Nominated by	Dominic Perrottet
Appointed by	Margaret Beazley
Preceded by	Tom Bathurst
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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	(1966-02-21) 21 February 1966 (age 58) Sydney
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]