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Angela McCormick Bisig
2023 - Present
2031
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Angela McCormick Bisig is a judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Bisig ran for election for judge of the Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Angela McCormick Bisig earned a B.A. in political science and government and a J.D. from the University of Louisville in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Bisig's career experience includes working as a circuit court judge, the chief judge of the Jefferson District Court of Kentucky, an assistant county attorney with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office, and an attorney with Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC and Frost Brown Todd.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Kentucky Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District
Angela McCormick Bisig defeated Jason Bowman in the general election for Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela McCormick Bisig (Nonpartisan) | 80.3 | 174,328 |
 | Jason Bowman (Nonpartisan)  | 19.7 | 42,645 | |
| Total votes: 216,973 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Angela McCormick Bisig and Jason Bowman advanced from the primary for Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District.
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Bisig ran for re-election to the 30th Judicial Circuit.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
2012
Bisig ran against Eric Ison and Wanda Mitchell Baker for a seat on the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3] Bisig deafeated Ison and Baker, getting 53.20 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2012
2010
Bisig ran unopposed and was retained to the Thirtieth Judicial District Court on November 2, 2010, in the general election.[5]
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Angela McCormick Bisig did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
State supreme court judicial selection in Kentucky
- See also: Judicial selection in Kentucky
The seven justices of the Kentucky Supreme Court are elected to eight-year terms in nonpartisan elections. They must run for re-election if they wish to serve subsequent terms.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the Kentucky Supreme Court, the judge must be:
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Chief justice
The chief justice of the court is chosen by peer vote. He or she serves in that capacity for four years.[6]
Vacancies
If a midterm vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a successor from a list of three names provided by the Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission. If the term the appointee will fill expires at the next election, the appointment is for the remainder of the term. If the term does not expire at the next election and that election is more than three months away, the appointee must stand for election, and the election is for the remainder of the unexpired term. If the term does not expire at the next election, but the election is less than three months away, the appointee must stand for election in the election following the next. The election is for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any; if none of the term is left, the election is for a full term.[6]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
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Officeholder Kentucky Supreme Court 4th District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Angela McCormick Bisig," accessed February 21, 2022
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Circuit Judge," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2012 Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Kentucky 2010 Unofficial General Election Results," October 27, 2011, accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed September 15, 2021
- ↑ Kentucky Board of Elections, "Candidate Qualifications," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ Kentucky Legislature, "Kentucky Constitution, Section 122," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
