Bridget Mary McCormack

This article is about the judge from Michigan. For the actress, see Mary McCormack.
Bridget McCormack
Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
In office
January 9, 2019 – November 22, 2022
Preceded byStephen Markman
Succeeded byElizabeth T. Clement
Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byMarilyn Jean Kelly
Succeeded byKyra Harris Bolden
Personal details
Born (1966-07-23) July 23, 1966 (age 58)
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSteven P. Croley
Children4
RelativesMary McCormack (sister)
Will McCormack (brother)
EducationTrinity 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]

  1. ^ Faculty Bio: Bridget Mary McCormack Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, University of Michigan Law School.
  2. ^ "American Arbitration Association". American Arbitration Association. Retrieved 5 April 2023.