. ▁Bishop ▁( born ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁appointed ▁by ▁Dave ▁Hein eman . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Bishop ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁N ago ya , ▁Japan . ▁Bishop ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁English ▁from ▁K ear ney ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁then ▁taught ▁English ▁and ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁at ▁several ▁schools , ▁El kh orn ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Mission ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁ ▁and ▁Belle vue ▁Public ▁School s ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁market ing ▁firm ▁B ader ▁R utter ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁before ▁att ending ▁law ▁school . ▁She ▁later ▁received ▁her ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁law ▁school , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Bishop ▁served ▁as ▁jud icial ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁Richard ▁D . ▁Sie vers ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Court