Robert M. Bell

Born 7/6/1943

Judicial Career

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5/16/1991 – 7/6/2013
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1/1/1990 – 1/1/1990
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1/1/1984 – 1/1/1991

Biography

Robert Mack Bell is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. From 1996 to 2013, he served as Chief Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals, now known as the Supreme Court of Maryland, the state's highest appellate court. He was the first African American to hold the position.

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