Angela McCormick Bisig | |
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Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lisabeth Tabor Hughes |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964or1965(age 59–60) |
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] [4]
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. [3] She has served as chief judge of the circuit court since 2020. [1]
On November 8,2022,Bisig was elected as a justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court,defeating challenger Jason Bowman. [4] 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. [3]
Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | Nonpartisan | Votes | Pct | ||
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Angela McCormick Bisig | 174,279 | 80% | Jason A. Bowman | 42,628 | 20% |