Kevin Bell (judge)

Kevin Bell
The Honourable Justice; Kevin Bell; AM
Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
	In office; 10 February 2005 – 12 March 2020
President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 February 2008
Personal details
Born	Kevin Harcourt Bell; 13 November 1954; Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	Monash University
Profession	Barrister, judge

Kevin Harcourt Bell AM (born 13 November 1954)[1] is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in the Australian state of Victoria between February 2005 and March 2012.[2]

Bell served as the President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) between February 2008 and 2010.[3][4] Prior to this he had worked as a Queen's Counsel for eight years and a barrister for 20 years.

Bell was also elected as a Councillor of the City of Essendon, where he was active in establishing the Essendon Community Legal Centre. Bell holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with honours from Monash University.[5]

In 2017 Justice Bell was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the law and to the judiciary, to native title and human rights, and to the community.[6]

References

Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.
"PAST JUDGES AND ASSOCIATE JUDGES". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"New head of VCAT to review tribunal's operations" (Press release). Government of Victoria. 19 February 2008.
"Former Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bell AM QC joins Monash Law as Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
Monash Newsline (Monash University) Archived 12 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
"Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)" (PDF). 2017 Australia Day Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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[whoswho-1] Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.

[2] "PAST JUDGES AND ASSOCIATE JUDGES". Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[3] "New head of VCAT to review tribunal's operations" (Press release). Government of Victoria. 19 February 2008.

[4] "Former Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bell AM QC joins Monash Law as Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law". Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[5] Monash Newsline (Monash University) Archived 12 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[AM.gen.div.A-L-6] "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)" (PDF). 2017 Australia Day Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.