Eileen Paley at a glance
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Eileen Paley
Municipal Court Judge · Franklin Co. Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Eileen Y. Paley is a nonpartisan judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio, elected in 2015 and re‐elected in 2021, serving until 2028
- Position: Judge, Franklin County Municipal Court (Courtroom 14A)
- Official site: Franklin County Municipal Court — Judge Eileen Y. Paley Franklin County Municipal Court
Education
Additional information
- From 2009 to 2015, she was a member of the Columbus City Council, chairing committees on Administration, Judiciary & Court Administration, Veterans’ Affairs, Public Service, and more.
- She also held the role of Commissioner for the Columbus Civil Service Commission (2005–2009)
- Judge Paley has over three decades of legal experience in private practice
- handling criminal, civil, landlord‐tenant, real estate, zoning, consumer, juvenile, construction, and corporate law.
- She helped establish specialty dockets in the municipal court, including programs for non‐violent offenders with alcohol or drug issues
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance tells courts to include instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses when remote-hearing information is sent to participants.
Instructions for submitting exhibits or notifying the court of witnesses.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance recommends advance ground rules for documents, exhibits, screen sharing, and pre-marking exhibits for remote hearings.
Documents: Share any documents/exhibits that will be reviewed in advance. Use the share screen function while documents are being discussed during the hearing. Request that the documents are pre-marked for exhibit purposes.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Statewide
Ohio's statewide virtual-court guidance states that litigants, attorneys, and the public should be instructed not to record the hearing.
The court should instruct the litigants, attorneys, and the public to not record the hearing.Virtual Public Access to Ohio Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
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