Bernard A. Friedman (born 1943) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Friedman received a J.D. from Detroit College of Law in 1968. He was in the United States Army, JAG Corps from 1967 to 1968, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He continued at this rank in the United States Army Reserve JAG Corps from 1968 to 1973. He was a felony trial attorney of Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Michigan from 1969 to 1970. He was in private practice in Detroit, Michigan from 1970 to 1974, and in Southfield, Michigan from 1974 to 1982. He was a judge on the 48th District Court, Michigan from 1982 to 1988.
On February 2, 1988, Friedman was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Robert Edward DeMascio. Friedman was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 19, 1988, and received his commission on April 20, 1988. He served as chief judge from 2004 to 2009, assuming senior status on January 1, 2009.