Detroit,
Michigan
Hon. Maura D. Corrigan served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1998 2010, including two terms as chief justice from 2001 to 2004. She resigned from the bench in January 2011 after she was named by Governor Rick Snyder as the director of the Department of Human Services. She also served on the Michigan Court of Appeals for seven years total and as chief judge from 1997 to 1998. Former Justice Corrigan participates in various professional activities. She is a past president of the American Inns of Court at MSU College of Law and a member of the Pew Commission investigating foster care issues in the United States. Former Justice Corrigan has won numerous awards for her many achievements, among them awards from Spectrum Human Services, Inc.; Michigan Family Support Council; Police Officers Association of Michigan; Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers; Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute; Detroit News; and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School and at programs of the Michigan Judicial Institute, the American Bar Association Appellate Practice Institute, the Federal Bar Association, and the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General's Advocacy Institute. Former Justice Corrigan holds honorary doctorates from five Michigan colleges and universities and has been chosen as the outstanding alumna of both UD-Mercy Law School and Marygrove College. She has coauthored a treatise on civil procedure and has published articles in professional journals and books.
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