Michelle Paradise
Nonpartisan · CA · Assistant District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney's Office
Michelle Paradise is an attorney and longtime Riverside County public employee. She spent more than 25 years as a prosecutor, later oversaw the county's public-safety portfolio as an assistant county executive officer, and returned to the District Attorney's Office as an assistant district attorney in June 2026.
Track record
Legal Competence
· 4 records
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin endorsed Michelle Paradise. Reporting on June 23, 2026 confirmed the prior endorsement.
June 23, 2026For
Source: mynewsla.com · researched July 13, 2026
Assistant District Attorney Michelle Paradise and Deputy District Attorney Manny Bustamante prosecuted John Hernandez Felix. On May 20, 2019, a Riverside County jury found Felix guilty of murdering two Palm Springs police officers and attempting to murder six others.
May 20, 2019For
Source: rivcoda.org · researched July 13, 2026
Paradise prosecuted Patricia Brown at a 2016 trial that produced second-degree murder and child-assault convictions. A Riverside County judge later found the evidence insufficient and ordered a retrial, and the District Attorney's Office dropped its appeal on December 21, 2018.
December 21, 2018Against
Source: mynewsla.com · researched July 13, 2026
The State Bar of California admitted Michelle Diane Paradise on November 24, 1997. Her license is currently active.
November 24, 1997For
Source: apps.calbar.ca.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Judge of the Superior Court Office #10 · November 3, 2026 · Riverside County, California
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.