Bridget McCormack | |
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Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
In office January 9, 2019 – November 22, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Markman |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth T. Clement |
Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Marilyn Jean Kelly |
Succeeded by | Kyra Harris Bolden |
Personal details | |
Born | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | July 23, 1966
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Steven P. Croley |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Mary McCormack (sister) Will McCormack (brother) |
Education | Trinity College, Connecticut (BA) New York University (JD) |
Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and retired justice. She served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022. Previously she was a professor at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, where she taught criminal law and legal ethics and oversaw the law school's clinical programs as associate dean of clinical affairs. Her academic work focused on practical experience in legal education.[1] McCormack launched and worked in a pediatric advocacy law clinic focusing on children with health problems, and a domestic violence clinic. She retired from the Supreme Court at the end of 2022 and became President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Arbitration Association in February 2023.[2]