Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack

Michigan’s Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack has been one of courthouse technology’s greatest advocates since she took the bench in 2012. While courts across the country grappled with how to best conduct business during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Justice has been outspoken about embracing the lessons learned during the crisis and insisted courts must make the “commitment to innovation in our new normal”, especially in the area of criminal justice. With the help of Bridget’s leadership, Michigan has adopted several online systems, such as michiganlegalhelp.org and MI-Resolve (online mediation and dispute resolution), and continued to hold 200,000+ hours of court proceedings throughout the pandemic using Zoom and its Virtual Courtroom Directory, which allows court to easily be viewed from anywhere.