Charles Steele Bell (October 8, 1880 – May 6, 1965) was a lawyer from Cincinnati, Ohio, who served as a prosecutor and judge.

When his father died, Bell dropped out of school at age sixteen to support his family.

He continued in solo practice when his brother was elected judge of the Cincinnati Municipal Court in 1916, and also was assistant solicitor of Carthage and Elmwood Place.

[1] Bell was elected to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, and was re-elected in 1924 and 1930.

Bell won election to the remaining four years of Bettman's term in November, and was seated December 1, 1942.