George Cooper Bell has a bachelor 27s degree in business management from Cornell University and a law degree from Regent University School of Law. He lives in Cornelius, North Carolina, and attends Grace Covenant Church.

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George Cooper Bell has a bachelor 's degree in business management from Cornell University and a law degree from Regent University School of Law. He attends Grace Covenant Church.

George is a judge for Judicial District 26C of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He previously worked as a law clerk for the Honorable David F. Pugh and became a managing partner at Bell and Bell Law Firm, P.C. in 2006. 

George previously worked as a law clerk for the Honorable David F. Pugh and became a managing partner at a law firm in 2006. 

George is currently a judge for Judicial District 26C of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office in 2019.

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As a superior court judge, he oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

Presided over more than 100 felony jury trials, including first-degree murder and violent crimes.

- As a superior court judge, he oversees cases involving criminal felonies, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.
- Presided over more than 100 felony jury trials, including first-degree murder and violent crimes.

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Volunteers as a wrestling coach at Mooresville High School and a soccer coach at Strikers Soccer Center.

- Volunteers as a wrestling coach at Mooresville High School and a soccer coach at Strikers Soccer Center.

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- The Court of Appeals reviews proceedings that occurred in trial courts for errors of law or legal procedure. They decide if the trial court correctly applied the law to the case.
- There are currently 15 judges who sit in panels of three judges to hear cases. 
- They are the only intermediate appellate court in the state, meaning they are the only court that sits between lower courts and the state Supreme Court.
- Judges on the Court of Appeals are elected for eight-year terms in partisan elections.