Christopher Bishop

Christopher Bishop is a Canton, Georgia, attorney announced by the Cherokee County Solicitor-General’s office as the judge-elect who will succeed State Court Judge W. Alan Jordan. The office’s announcement places that transition in January.

Canton is also the location of the Law Offices of Christopher L. Bishop, whose public firm page gives an address of 101 West Main Street. On the firm’s website, he appears as Chris Bishop. The firm describes its work as criminal-law and DUI trial practice; its criminal-defense listing covers superior, state, juvenile and city courts.

Bishop began practicing in his hometown in 2005. His campaign biography traces his education from Cherokee High School to the University of Georgia in Athens, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance. It describes him as a lifelong Cherokee County resident, with six generations of family ties to the community. His grandfather served as Canton’s mayor, while his father, Barry Bishop, maintained a law firm in Cherokee County.

His bar-association record includes three offices: secretary, vice president and president of the local Blue Ridge Bar Association. He has also served on the Cherokee County Indigent Defense Committee. Among the other activities recorded in his campaign biography are service as Law Day chairman and graduation from Leadership Cherokee in 2008.