“I will miss the students, the ones I taught in the classroom for over 50 years and coaching the debaters,” Bishop said.
Bishop served as an expert in several legal areas at Cumberland School of Law, including in the law of contracts and on drunk driving. He has taught Contracts for more than 45 years, he frequently lectures on the subject at national bar review courses and he has written a book on drunk driving laws in Alabama.
In addition to teaching, Bishop has chaired the Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Municipal Courts. He also served as a municipal judge for the cities of Homewood, Pelham and Hoover, Alabama.
Bishop said there have been so many great experiences at Samford that it is hard for him to narrow one down to his favorite.
“The debate teams winning three national championships would be one,” Sansom said. “I have also loved teaching law students and following their successful careers after they graduated.”