Angela McCormick Bisig | |
Office: | Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court |
Term Start: | January 2, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Lisabeth Tabor Hughes |
Education: | University of Louisville (BA, JD) |
Angela McCormick Bisig (born 1964 or 1965)[1] is an American lawyer from Kentucky who serves as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. She previously served as chief judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court from 2020 to 2023.
Bisig received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisville in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1990.[2]
As a lawyer, Bisig practiced civil law with the law firms of Brown, Todd & Heyburn and Greenebaum Doll & McDonald; she also worked as a prosecutor.[3]
In 2002, Bisig was elected to serve as a Jefferson County district judge. She was elected the chief judge of district court in 2012. She was elected to the circuit court in November 2012.[4] She has served as chief judge of the circuit court since 2020.
On November 8, 2022, Bisig was elected as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, defeating challenger Jason Bowman. She was endorsed by Citizens for Better Judges.[5] Her term began on January 2, 2023, and she was sworn in on January 10, 2023.[6]
Bisig is married to Arnold Rivera and has three sons and two step-children.
Votes | Pct | Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | |||||||
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Angela McCormick Bisig | align="right" | 174,279 | 80% | Jason A. Bowman | align="right" | 42,628 |