News Release: Selection of Justice Corrigan as DHS Director “Commendable’ Says MCC

(LANSING)—Michigan Catholic Conference today released the following statement regarding the appointment of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan as director of the Michigan Department of Human Services:

"Justice Corrigan has a well-deserved reputation for genuine concern and effective advocacy on behalf of the state’s children, especially in the critical areas of foster care and adoption. Governor Snyder’s selection of Justice Corrigan as director of DHS is commendable. As the process of reinventing and reforming the operation of state government begins, Michigan Catholic Conference is eager to work with the department, the administration and legislative leaders to ensure the vulnerable and needy, especially children, receive necessary services."

Michigan Catholic Conference is the official public policy voice of the Catholic Church in this state.

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