Justice Linda Bell

The Honorable Linda Marie Bell serves as a Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court in Seat A. Justice Bell was elected to the position in November of 2022 and took office January 2, 2023.

Prior to serving on the Nevada Supreme Court, Justice Bell served on the Eighth Judicial District Court in the civil/criminal division. She served as a trial court judge for 14 years. During that time, she managed a number of specialty court programs. She also served four years as the Chief Judge. and was responsible for overseeing the entire operation of the largest court in the State of Nevada.

A third generation Nevadan, Justice Bell grew up primarily in Reno. Justice Bell graduated with honors from University of Nevada, Reno. In 1993, Justice Bell received her law degree magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as a Lead Articles Editor for the University of San Diego Law Review. As an attorney, Justice Bell worked primarily as a public defender at both the state and federal levels.

Justice Bell is deeply committed to giving back to the community. She has been a mentor and role model to countless judges, lawyers, and students. Justice Bell served as Chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges and served for two years as Chair of the ABA Judicial Division Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. Justice Bell is a past president of Nevada District Judges Association and the Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Justice Bell taught criminal law and criminal procedure at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2011 through 2022. Justice Bell was a 2019 recipient of the Clark County Law Foundation Liberty Bell Award, the 2021 recipient of the Southern Nevada Women Attorney’s annual Miriam Shearing Award, and the 2022 recipient of the NCJFCJ Impact of the Year Award.