Reason Chesnutt "R. C." Bell (January 28, 1880 – February 19, 1962) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1932 to 1949, including service as chief justice from 1943 to 1946.
Born near Preston, in Webster County, Georgia, to Reason Alexander Bell and Martha Elliott Bell, he attended the public schools and received his J.D.
On January 24, 1922, he was appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals, to which he was later elected and then re-elected, remaining until his appointment to the state supreme court by Governor Richard B.
Vereen Bell, a lieutenant in the United States Navy, was killed while serving aboard the USS Gambier Bay, an escort carrier, during the Battle off Samar, on 25 October 1944, during World War II.
[2] Bell died in his home at the age of 82, following a long illness.