James Bell graduated with honors and distinction from the University of Mississippi in 1975, and received his JD in 1977. He formerly served as a trial judge in the County, Circuit and Chancery Courts of Mississippi, and received a 96.5% approval rating from Hinds County Bar members in the 1986 judicial preference poll. His practice includes general litigation, business solutions, personal injury and serves as an arbitrator and mediator. Publications include Habeas Corpus: The “Great Writ” in Mississippi State Courts, 58 Mississippi Law Journal 25 (1989); Circuit Judges Bench Book, Mississippi Judicial College, (1991). He has served as the secretary of the Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules since 1989. He is listed in Outstanding Lawyers of America and in the Bar Registry of Pre-Eminent Lawyers. In 2004, he was selected to be a “Fellow” of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. In 2010, he was elected by his fellow former judges as the Chair of the Conference of Senior and Special Judges.

HONORS:

2004                                       Designated as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation

2004                                       Listed in Best’s Directory of Lawyers

2003-present                         Listed in Outstanding Lawyers of America

1998-present                         Listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

1991-present                         AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell

James D Bell
Bell & Associates PA
318 S State St
Jackson, MS 39201-4417
Telephone: (601) 981-9221
Fax: (601) 981-9958
E-mail: jbell@judgebell.com