Background
Bell, Joseph James was born on September 30, 1947 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of James Joseph and Mary Beatrice (O'Rourke) Bell.
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Joseph James Bell, American Lawyer. Bar: California 1980, United States District Court (no.dist.) California 1980, United States District Court (eastern district) California 1981, United States District Court (central district) California 1988,United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1988. Recipient Pro Bono award State Bar California, 1982, 87-88.
Education
Bachelor in Political Science, U. Nevada, Reno, 1969; Juris Doctor, New College of California, San Francisco, 1979.
Career
Law clerk, Public Advocates, Inc., San Francisco, 1977-1979;
law clerk, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation Litigation unit, San Francisco, 1977-1979;
law clerk, Law Offices of Thomas E. Horn, 1979-1980;
supervising attorney, Nevada County Legal Assistance, Inc. and Lawyer Referral Svc., 1980-1981;
private practice, Grass Valley, California, since 1982. Pro tem judge Nevada County Superior Court, Nevada City, California, 1988-1991, Nevada County Small Claims Court, since 1989.
Board of Governors dist 1 State Bar of California, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Northern California, Inc., Sacramento, 1981-1984. Member Democratic Control Committee, Nevada County, California, 1982-1986. Volunteer firefighter Ophir Hill Fire Department, president, 1991-1992, board directors, since 1993.
Member Nevada County Bar (president 1986-1987, family law section, pro tem judge fee arbitration committee since 1988), Sierra Club (Sierra Nevada Group, officer Mother Lode chapter, Conservationist award 1991).
Interests
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Avocations: travel, rafting, skiing, biking, piano. Fax: 530-272-7340. E-Mail: [email protected].
