Born in Charlotte , North Carolina , Bell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1927 and after studying at Harvard Law School received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1930 . Bell was in private practice of law in Charlotte from 1930 to 1961 . He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1957 to 1961 . In the 1950s , he chaired the Committee on Improving and Expediting the Administration of Justice in North Carolina , also known as the Bell Commission . He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
J. Spencer Bell