Justice Bernstein returns in-person to Michigan's top court

LANSING (AP) — A Michigan Supreme Court justice said he's returning to in-person work after a month away to seek treatment for depression.

Richard Bernstein, who is blind, has been a justice since 2015 and was reelected last November to an eight-year term.

"It is my sincere hope that by talking about these issues in the open, free from any needless stigma, we can move closer to a day when anyone struggling can avail themselves of the same quality care I was blessed to receive," Bernstein, 48, said in a statement.

He announced on April 18 that he was seeking care outside Michigan. Bernstein said Tuesday that he was treated for "situational depression," which can develop due to a series of events.

Bernstein did not participate when the Supreme Court heard cases on April 26 and May 10.

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