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Jean Galloway Bissell

Jean Galloway Bissell

Federal Circuit Clerk/Executive

Born 1936 in Due West, SC

Died 1990 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 177

Jean Galloway Bissell (June 9, 1936 – February 4, 1990) was a South Carolina attorney who became a high-ranking bank executive, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. South Carolina National Corporation and South Carolina National Bank
    General counsel · 1976–1984
    • ↳senior vice-president · 1976–1980
    • ↳executive vice-president · 1980–1981
    • ↳vice-chair/chief administrative officer · 1981–1984
  2. University of South Carolina Law Center
    Lecturer · 1971–1978, 1980–1984
  3. Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina
    1971–1976
  4. Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina
    1958–1971

Appointments

  1. 1984–1990
    Term ended: ded
  2. Federal Circuit Clerk/Executive
    1984–1990 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of South Carolina School of Law
  2. University of South Carolina
    B.S. · 1956