Angela Bisig
Non-Partisan | Kentucky
Candidate Profile*
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*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Angela Bisig
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Supreme Court, 4th District
Incumbent
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EDUCATION
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ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
LIBERAL (7)
*United Auto Workers
*Kentucky AFL-CIO
*Better Schools Kentucky
*International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 89
*United Mine Workers Kentucky COMPAC
OTHER (2)
*Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police
Citizens For Better Judges
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Democratic Party Organizations (2006)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (2012)
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (2012)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (2012)
OTHER INFORMATION
Judge Bisig has served as a Circuit Court Judge since 2012.
Info from Other Sources:
- Four days after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs draft opinion leaked, Judge Bisig posted, "It was a rough week in the news for our country..."
- Judge Bisig wrote an article in the summer of 2020 on the ongoing racial protests. The article said, "We hear you. We see you. We are listening. As the chief judge of the Jefferson County region, I felt it important to speak about racial issues, the current awakening happening in our country and enduring pain expressed by so many in these protests and other forums... [T]he opinions expressed here are my own. As judges, we are governed by canons of judicial ethics. We operate with rules that prohibit a judge from engaging in political activity by campaigning as a member of a political organization. There is also a canon stating that extra-judicial activity should not reasonably cast doubt on the judge’s capacity to act impartially. Yet another canon states, 'A judge shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor or fear of criticism.' It is because as judges we are not law creators, but law appliers, that we are strident in our efforts to stay out of political issues. We must be impartial when we do our job in courtrooms every day. If we are seen in support or opposition of a public issue, and then our job calls upon us to rule on issues involving those same interests, the erosion of the role of 'judge' as the impartial arbiter of the dispute could result, or at a minimum, our impartiality could be called into question. As judges, we are called upon to apply the law to specific situations and facts. We hung up our role as advocates when we chose to don the black robe. Lawyers advocate, judges listen and decide cases without the sway of outside influence. Justice demands that we not simply follow the swell of public opinion on any given topic, but instead apply the law to facts and people before us outside the dictates of that day’s popular cause ... If you are a part of the government of the United States of America and the commonwealth of Kentucky, you live each day with the premise that all men are created equal and should be treated equally in the eyes of the law. I do not think it is a political statement to acknowledge this truth. Without question our legal system must take responsibility to treat all people fairly. However, because of our nation’s long history of systemic discriminatory treatment toward its Black members, we must be particularly steadfast in our responsibility to treat our Black citizens fairly. As a court system, we must turn a mirror on ourselves. It cannot be that every element of the criminal justice system looks outwardly to the other system partners (police, clerks, sheriffs, prosecutors, defense attorneys) as contributing to the problem, but not at themselves. We each should look at what we can do."
Judge Voter Guide gave 2 Stars.
QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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