Robert Holmes Bell

Personal

Birthday: 
1944
Birthplace: 
Lansing, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Assistant prosecutor, Ingham County, Michigan, 1969-1973
Judge, Ingham County [Michigan] District Court, 1973-1979
Judge, Ingham County [Michigan] Circuit Court, 1979-1987

Education

Name of School: 
Wheaton College, Illinois
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1966
Name of School - Second: 

Wayne State University Law School

Wayne State University Law School is the only public law school in the nation's eighth largest metropolitan area and one of just two public law schools in the state of Michigan. Located on a beautiful 203-acre campus in the heart of Michigan's legal, economic, and cultural capital, the Law School blends cutting-edge legal theory with real-world practice skills. Its graduates serve at the highest levels of law and government. Its faculty are dedicated teachers and distinguished scholars known nationally and internationally for their contributions to legal study. Its students display a diversity of backgrounds and interests. And its location - minutes away from courts, major law firms, government agencies, corporate headquarters, and the nation's busiest international border - offers unrivaled opportunities in employment, hands-on experience, and public service.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1969

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Court Name: 

Michigan Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
7/2/1987