Shiela Turner McCall at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Shiela Turner McCall
Municipal Court Judge · Cleveland Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Began as a social worker for battered women, teen parents, and seniors, later becoming a Victim Advocate and Program Officer for Cuyahoga County Justice Affairs
Education
- Cleveland–Marshall College of Law — J.D. (2003)
- Educated in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and graduating from John Adams High School, McCall earned her B.A. from Hiram College in 1986.
Additional information
- Legal practice — began in 2005
- Initially considering a nursing career, she was inspired to pursue law after watching the 1988 film The Accused.
- Judge McCall presides over cases in the Cleveland Municipal Court’s General Division, which handles criminal, civil, and traffic matters for Cleveland and Bratenahl.
- Outside the courtroom, Judge McCall enjoys rollerblading, bicycling, and attending movies, and is a mother to her teenage son
- She serves on boards including the Black Women’s Political Action Committee, Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus, and Norman S. Minor Bar Association, and has been active with Hiram College’s Alumni Board and the Youth Opportunities Unlimited Foundation
- Worked full-time while attending law school
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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Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Ohio Judicial Conference Directory official judicial roster
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