Hon. Justice Bello Kawu hails from Gombe local govt area of Gombe State. he was called to Bar in 1991. He was a Court Registrar in Bauchi State Judiciary between 1984-1986, Area Court Judge Bauchi State Judiciary between Jan 1993-March 1993, Magistrate FCT Judiciary Abuja between 1993-2005, Deputy Chief Registrar FCT Judiciary Abuja from 2005-2011. Chief Registrar Code of Conduct Tribunal (The Presidency) from 2011-2014. He was appointed as a Judge in the FCT High Court Abuja in 2014. He is married with children.
The FCT High Court as one of the Judicial body of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary, is established by Section 255 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. It is under the leadership of the Honourable Chief Judge who is also the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Judicial Service Committee.