She retired from the Supreme Court at the end of 2022 and became President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Arbitration Association in February 2023.
[2] The older sister of actress Mary and filmmaker Will, McCormack grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Wardlaw-Hartridge School in 1984.
[9] Her campaign included an advertisement encouraging voters to complete the non-partisan section of the ballot where this seat was listed, and also promoting her qualifications.
[10] The ad featured a reunion of much of the principal cast of The West Wing in their former roles, including McCormack's sister Mary.
During the campaign, the Judicial Crisis Network released an ad claiming that McCormack had "volunteered to help free a terrorist" when she represented Abdumuqit Vohidov, who had been held without charge in Guantanamo.
Andrew Rosenthal of The New York Times criticized the ad as exploitative, pointing out that Vohidov was released by a non-judicial board, and questioning whether he should be described as a "terrorist".
[18] McCormack's father is a former United States Marine and retired small business owner, and her mother is a clinical social worker.