John Cromwell Bell Jr. (October 25, 1892 – March 18, 1974) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge.

[3] He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced private practice, eventually becoming a senior partner of the law firm Bell, Murdoch, Paxson and Dilworth.

He supported having judges nominated by a panel of lawyers and appointed by the governor instead of the current process of being elected by the public.

[1] He resigned from the Philadelphia Bar Association in 1965 in protest of their policies, and ordered an investigation of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in 1966 for irregularities.

[1] After retiring from the court, Bell lived in Wynnewood and served as a special assistant to the local district attorney.