[1][2] On August 17, 2015, she announced her resignation from the Supreme Court effective October 1, 2015, to return to private practice at Bodman PLC in Detroit.
During that time, the Family Division of the court doubled in size, and she led efforts to improve the racial diversity of the jury system.
[4] Since joining the Michigan Supreme Court in 2011, she has served as chairperson of numerous statewide committees primarily focused on child welfare and family matters.
[5] She has also served as co-chair of the Michigan Race Equity Coalition, which examined the need for the juvenile justice and foster care systems to improve policies and racial disparities through accurate and meaningful data.
She received the most votes of any of the five candidates for Supreme Court, defeating incumbent Democratic Justice Alton Davis.