Maura D. Corrigan
| Maura Corrigan | |
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| Director of the Michigan Department of Human Services | |
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In office January 14, 2011 – December 31, 2014 |
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| Appointed by | Rick Snyder |
| Deputy | Duane Berger |
| Succeeded by | Nick Lyon |
| Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
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In office 2004 – January 14, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth A. Weaver |
| Succeeded by | Clifford W. Taylor |
| Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1, 1999 – January 14, 2011 |
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| Governor | John Engler |
| Preceded by | Patricia Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Brian K. Zahra |
| Personal details | |
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June 14, 1948 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Marygrove College |
| Website | Official website |
Maura D. Corrigan (born June 14, 1948) is the former Director of the Michigan Department of Human Services. She was also a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, serving from 1998-2011.
She graduated from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan in 1969 and earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Detroit Law School in 1973. While in law school, she worked as a probation officer at a Detroit court.
Her first job after law school was with the Michigan Court of Appeals, where she served as a law clerk to Judge John Gillis. She next worked as a Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor. In 1979, she became an Assistant U.S. Attorney, serving as Chief of Appeals; she later became the first woman to serve as Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney. In 1989, she became a partner at the Detroit law firm of Plunkett & Cooney. In 1992, Governor John Engler appointed her to the Michigan Court of Appeals. She was twice elected to that court and served as its Chief Judge from 1997-1998.
Corrigan is a long-time member of the Federalist Society, Michigan Lawyers Chapter. She was also president of The Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers and of the Federal Bar Association, Detroit Chapter.
A member of the (Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, Corrigan has been recognized for her work on foster care and adoption issues, including The Detroit News' "Michiganian of the Year" award.
Corrigan is the widow of Joseph D. Grano, a professor of constitutional law at Wayne State University. She has two children: Megan Grano, a comedian with Second City in Chicago, and Daniel Grano, an associate attorney with Flood, Lanctot, Connor & Stablein, PLLC, a law firm in Royal Oak, Michigan. She has supported several of George W. Bush's nominees to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit which includes the state of Michigan. She had this to say about nominee Richard A. Griffin:
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