Bernstein to speak at WMU-Cooley's Auburn Hills campus

State Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein at Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus on Friday, March 20, at 12:15 p.m.

The lunchtime presentation is being hosted by the school’s Jewish Law Students Association.

Bernstein recently made history when he was sworn in as the Michigan Supreme Court’s first blind justice.

He began his career in the law offices of Sam Bernstein after graduating from Northwestern University School of Law.

Much of Bernstein’s prior legal work was focused on protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

Along with his legal career, he served as an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan.

Bernstein’s presentation is free and open to the public.