Angela McCormick Bisig

Angela McCormick Bisig (born 1964/1965) 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.

Angela McCormick Bisig
Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
Preceded byLisabeth Tabor Hughes
Chief Judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court
In office
2020 – January 2, 2023
Judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, Division 10
In office
January 2013 – January 2, 2023
Chief Judge of the Kentucky District Courts
In office
2012–2013
Judge of the Kentucky District Courts
In office
2002–2013
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 57–58)[1]
EducationUniversity of Louisville (BA, JD)

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][4]

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.[3] She has served as chief judge of the circuit court since 2020.[1]

Kentucky Supreme Court

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]

Personal life

Bisig is married to Arnold Rivera and has three sons and two step-children.[3]

Electoral history
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT 4th Supreme Court District, 2022[7]
Nonpartisan Votes Pct Nonpartisan Votes Pct
Angela McCormick Bisig 174,279 80% Jason A. Bowman 42,628 20%

References
  1. Yetter, Deborah (November 8, 2022). "Election results: Bisig wins Supreme Court seat, Keller defeats Fischer in high court race". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. "Angela McCormick Bisig Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. "Judge Angela Bisig for Supreme Court TEST". www.bisigforjustice.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. Barton, Ryland (November 11, 2022). "Here's who won all those judicial races in Jefferson County". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. Wolfson, Andrew (April 18, 2022). "Citizens for Better Judges won't endorse 2 sitting judges in Louisville primary races". money.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. "Chief Justice VanMeter, new justices Bisig and Thompson to be sworn in Jan. 9-11 at Capitol" (Press release). kentucky.gov. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  7. "Election Night Reporting". vrsws.sos.ky.gov. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.


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