Background
Bishop, Robert Whitsitt was born on January 7, 1949 in Atlanta. Son of James Clarence and Dorothy Davis(Whitsitt) Bishop.
Bishop, Robert Whitsitt was born on January 7, 1949 in Atlanta. Son of James Clarence and Dorothy Davis(Whitsitt) Bishop.
Duke University; George Washington Law Center. University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Bishop & Wilson (Louisville, Kentucky) specializing in General Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Corporate Civil Litigation, Employment, Personal Injury, Bad Faith. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Ohio. 1980, United States. District Court, Western District of Kentucky.
1981, Kentucky, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Associate: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976-1980. Barnett & Alagia, Louisville, Kentucky, 1980-1984.
Partner, Greenebaum, Young, Treitz & Maggiolo, Louisville, Kentucky, 1985-1987.
Member: Cleveland, Louisville (Chairman, Federal Practice Section, 1987), Cuyahoga County, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations.
Member Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, 1976-1980, Barnett & Alagia, Louisville, 1980-1984. Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association (chairman federal practice section 1987-1988), Cleveland Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Cynthia Graham, August 23, 1970. Children: Jessica Levesque, Joshua Davis, Amanda Joyce, Alexandra Kelt.