Bishop is a Welsh-speaker and it was claimed that Rhodri Morgan, First Minister for Wales, had chosen him as his preferred candidate for the post of Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales (now called Counsel General for Wales) in succession to Winston Roddick, QC, in 2004.
Bishop is a native Welsh speaker and was reportedly chosen by Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales, as his top candidate for the role of Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales (now known as Counsel General for Wales) in 2004, following Winston Roddick, QC.