--- title: "Bridget McCormack | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-mccormack-4788" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-22" --- # Bridget McCormack Michigan Supreme Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Michigan Supreme Court - State: Michigan - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Michigan Supreme Court, 2011-present - Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022 - Bridget Mary McCormack is an American lawyer, professor, and retired justice who held the role of the 70th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from January 9, 2019, to November 22, 2022, and as an Associate Justice from 2013 to 2022 - She became Chief Justice in 2019 - Joined the Michigan Supreme Court in 2013 after a decade in academia and legal practice. - In this role, she will guide Clio’s market and commercial strategy for its judiciary business, leveraging her judicial experience to help modernize court operations and integrate AI tools into the justice system - Her tenure included significant work on court efficiency, public service, and access to justice ### Education - BA in political science and philosophy from Trinity College (1988) and a JD from New York University School of Law (1991) ### Additional information - In September 2026, McCormack joined Clio, a legal technology company, as General Manager, Judiciary, leading its expansion into the courts. - She is recognized for her leadership in dispute resolution, legal technology, and access to justice, receiving honors such as the 2025 Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award and the 2023 Sunshine Award from the Michigan Press Association - After retiring from the Court in 2022, McCormack became President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association in February 2023. - legis, 2010-2010 - She founded the Michigan Innocence Clinic in 2008, the first in the U.S. focused on non-DNA evidence, and launched clinics in domestic violence and pediatric health advocacy. - She also taught at Yale Law School as a Robert M. Cover Fellow (1997–1998) and began her legal career in New York with the Legal Aid Society and the Office of the Appellate Defender - Born July 23, 1966, Plainfield, New Jersey. - Date of birth: 1966-07-23 - overseeing the state’s court system and championing modernization efforts. - Before joining the Court, McCormack was Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan Law School, where she taught criminal law, legal ethics, and supervised clinical programs. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### videoconferencing Scope: statewide Michigan courts may determine the manner and extent of videoconferencing technology, subject to participant requests and suitability factors under MCR 2.407. Evidence excerpt: courts may determine the manner and extent of the use of videoconferencing technology and may require participants to attend court proceedings by videoconferencing technology [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote access notice Scope: statewide If a Michigan proceeding will be held by videoconferencing technology, the court must provide reasonable notice of how to access it. Evidence excerpt: If a proceeding will be held using videoconferencing technology, the court must provide reasonable notice of the way(s) to access that proceeding. [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Michigan prohibits photography, audio or video recording, broadcasting, or live streaming in a courtroom unless allowed by the presiding judge, subject to the separate media-coverage order. Evidence excerpt: In a courtroom, no one may use a portable electronic device to take photographs or for audio or video recording, broadcasting, or live streaming unless that use is specifically allowed by the Judge presiding over that courtroom. [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-8-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8.htm?rhtocid=_25) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### device use Scope: statewide Michigan allows courtroom use of portable electronic devices for information retrieval, storage, internet access, and messaging, but requires silence and bars calls or other audible functions without court permission. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys, parties, and members of the public may use a portable electronic device in a courtroom to retrieve or to store information (including notetaking), to access the Internet, and to send and receive text messages or information. [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-8-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8.htm?rhtocid=_25) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4788/bridget-mccormack/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4788/bridget-mccormack/) - [Michigan Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4788/bridget-mccormack/) - [Michigan Court Rule 2.407, Videoconferencing](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-2-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2/Court_Rules_Chapter_2.htm?rhtocid=_2) - [Michigan Court Rule 8.115, Courthouse Decorum and Portable Electronic Devices](https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/rules-instructions-administrative-orders/michigan-court-rules/court-rules-book-ch-8-responsive-html5.zip/Court_Rules_Book_Ch_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8/Court_Rules_Chapter_8.htm?rhtocid=_25) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4788/bridget-mccormack/) - [Bridget Mary McCormack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Mary_McCormack) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-mccormack-4788", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-mccormack-4788", "name": "Bridget McCormack | KnowJudges", "description": "Bridget McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court. 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