Angela McCormick Bisig explained

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.

Education

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]

Career

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]

Judicial state court service

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.

Kentucky Supreme Court

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]

Personal life

Bisig is married to Arnold Rivera and has three sons and two step-children.

Electoral history

Nonpartisan!
VotesPctNonpartisanVotesPct
Angela McCormick Bisig align="right" 174,27980%Jason A. Bowman align="right" 42,628
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yetter . Deborah . November 8, 2022 . Election results: Bisig wins Supreme Court seat, Keller defeats Fischer in high court race . November 15, 2022 . The Courier-Journal . en-US.
  2. Web site: Angela McCormick Bisig Judge Profile on Martindale.com . November 15, 2022 . www.martindale.com.
  3. Web site: Barton . Ryland . November 11, 2022 . Here's who won all those judicial races in Jefferson County . November 15, 2022 . 89.3 WFPL News Louisville . en-US.
  4. Web site: Judge Angela Bisig for Supreme Court TEST . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112015005/https://www.bisigforjustice.com/ . November 12, 2022 . November 15, 2022 . www.bisigforjustice.com.
  5. Web site: Wolfson . Andrew . April 18, 2022 . Citizens for Better Judges won't endorse 2 sitting judges in Louisville primary races . November 15, 2022 . money.yahoo.com . en-US.
  6. Chief Justice VanMeter, new justices Bisig and Thompson to be sworn in Jan. 9–11 at Capitol . January 9, 2023 . kentucky.gov . January 9, 2023.