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Richard Bernstein
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Background: Before his election to the Michigan Supreme Court, Bernstein served as the head of the Public Service Division at the Sam Bernstein Law Firm. He also previously taught as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University School of Law.
At a glance
- Court
- Michigan Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2015
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Michigan
- Law: Northwestern University
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Michigan methodPolitical parties nominate candidates, then voters choose in a general election where no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Richard Bernstein’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
No public decision data available for this court.