Jean Galloway Bissell

Biography of Jean Galloway Bissell

Family Name (Surname): Bissell
First Name: Jean
Middle Name: Galloway
Date of Birth: June , 9 , 1936
Place of Birth (POB): Due West , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
Date of Death: February , 4 , 1990
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
Appointment under the Presidency of: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/24/1984
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 96 Stat. 25
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/24/1984
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 06/07/1984
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/08/1984
Commission Date: 06/11/1984
Date of Termination: 02/04/1990
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 1958-1971
Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 1971-1976
General counsel, South Carolina National Corporation and South Carolina National Bank, 1976-1984; senior vice-president, 1976-1980; executive vice-president, 1980-1981; vice-chair/chief administrative officer, 1981-1984
Lecturer, University of South Carolina Law Center, 1971-1978, 1980-1984