Riko E. Bishop
Riko E. Bishop is a judge for District 1 of the Nebraska Court of Appeals. She assumed office on July 19, 2013. Her current term ends on January 4, 2029.
Bishop ran for re-election for the District 1 judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Bishop was appointed by Republican Governor Dave Heineman on July 19, 2013.[1]
Biography
Riko Bishop received her B.A. in education and English from Kearney State College in 1977 and her J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1992.[1] Bishop taught English and creative writing and worked for a marketing firm before attending law school. After law school, Bishop was a law clerk for Nebraska Court of Appeals Chief Judge Richard Sievers before joining the law firm of Perry Guthery Haase & Gessford in August 1993. Bishop was an attorney and shareholder with the firm until her appointment to the court of appeals in 2013.[2][1]
Elections
2022
See also: Nebraska intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Nebraska Court of Appeals District 1, Riko E. Bishop's seat
Riko E. Bishop was retained to District 1 of the Nebraska Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 72.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
72.9
|
61,747 | ||
No |
27.1
|
22,914 | |||
Total Votes |
84,661 | ||||
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2016
Judge Bishop filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016.[3] Retention elections do not have primaries.
Election results
November 8 general election
Riko E. Bishop was retained with 76.10% of the vote.
| Nebraska Court of Appeals, Bishop's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Riko E. Bishop | 76.10% | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Riko E. Bishop did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2006: Nebraska State Bar Association Award of Appreciation
- 2000: Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow
Associations
- 1992-Present: Member, American Bar Association
- 1992-Present: Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
- 2006-2012: Annual meeting committee member
- 2006–2007: Annual meeting committee planning chair
- Lincoln Bar Association
- 2006–2007: President
- 2005–2006: Vice president
- 2004-2005: Secretary
- 2003-2004: Treasurer
- 1999-2007: Law Day committee chair
- 2003–2004: President, Nebraska Council of School Attorneys[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nebraska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nebraska
State courts:
Nebraska Supreme Court • Nebraska Court of Appeals • Nebraska District Courts • Nebraska County Courts • Nebraska Separate Juvenile Courts • Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court • Nebraska Problem-Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in Nebraska • Nebraska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nebraska
