Buell Arthur Nesbett (sometimes misspelled as Nesbitt; June 2, 1910 in New Mexico – August 17, 1993 in Anchorage, Alaska) was an American soldier, lawyer, businessman, and the first chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Born in New Mexico, Nesbett earned his law degree at the University of San Francisco in 1940 and served with distinction in the Navy during World War II, commanding the USS Atlas and earning a Bronze Star.

Given three years to set up the new state's courts, he accomplished the job in 6 months.

[2] He served on the court until 1970, when an airplane accident led him to resign for health reasons.

[3] Nesbett married Enid Elsie "Barbara" Allen, an English nurse whom he met in England during the war.