Michelle L. Paris was elected Judge of Bedford Municipal Court in November 2015. Prior to that, she served as a magistrate and chief magistrate in Cleveland Municipal Court from January, 1988 until her retirement in May, 2008. Thereafter, Judge Paris served as a visiting magistrate at Cleveland Municipal Court. Judge Paris is a regular presenter for the Ohio Judicial College and Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association. She also served as an adjunct professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Case Western Reserve School of Law, teaching Debtor-Creditor Rights. She graduated from Ohio University with a degree in education and from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Judge Paris is the President of the Cleveland State University Law Alumni Association. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the Association of Municipal and County Court Judges.