Posted in Web Justices September 23, 2019 Justice Richard Bernstein became the first blind justice, elected by voters statewide, to the Michigan Supreme Court in November 2014. With a commitment to justice and fairness, Bernstein began his 8-year term in January 2015. https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/justices/Pages/justice-richard-bernstein.aspx