Life Is Unfair, But Judges Shouldn’t Be: Reflections on Justice Richard Bernstein

About this episode

Ralph Martin reflects on Justice Richard Bernstein's life and insights on justice and suffering.

Justice Richard Bernstein was born blind, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a marathon runner, disability rights advocate, and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. In this week’s video, Ralph shares stories from a local event where Bernstein spoke about perseverance, suffering, and faith—raising the big question: Why do bad things happen to good people? Ralph reflects on Bernstein’s life, his campaign slogan “Life is unfair, but judges shouldn’t be,” and the perfectly just Judge we have in Jesus.

People in this episode

Host: Ralph Martin

Topics covered

• justice
• perseverance
• suffering
• faith
• disability rights
• Michigan Supreme Court

Keywords

• Justice Richard Bernstein
• perseverance
• suffering
• faith
• disability rights
• Michigan Supreme Court

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