▁of ▁App e als . ▁She ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁with ▁Perry , ▁G uth ery , ▁Ha ase ▁& ▁G ess ford ▁law ▁firm , ▁doing ▁general ▁civil ▁lit ig ation ▁and ▁appe als . ▁She ▁had ▁represented ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁personal ▁injury , ▁medical ▁mal p ract ice ▁and ▁employ ment ▁law ▁cases . ▁In ▁previous ▁years , ▁she ▁has ▁built ▁a ▁med iation ▁practice ▁within ▁the ▁firm , ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁firm , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Inst ruct or ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Governor ▁Dave ▁Hein eman ▁appointed ▁Bishop ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁She ▁filled ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Judge ▁Richard ▁D . ▁Sie vers . ▁ ▁State ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁consideration ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁candidates ▁then - J ud ge ▁Steph anie ▁F . ▁St acy ▁and ▁att orney ▁Am ie ▁C . ▁Mart ine z . ▁Governor ▁P ete ▁R icket ts ▁ultimately ▁chose ▁Judge ▁St acy ▁to ▁replace