State ex rel. Powe v. Lanzinger (Slip Opinion)

*359 {¶ 1} Appellant, Orlando L. Powe, appeals the Ninth District Court of Appeals' dismissal of his petition for a writ of mandamus against appellee, Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Jill Lanzinger. We affirm.

{¶ 2} Powe was convicted of murder, felonious assault, and endangering children in 2002. State v. Powe , 9th Dist. Summit No. 21026, 2002-Ohio-6034 , 2002 WL 31465826 .

{¶ 3} On June 22, 2018, Powe filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against Judge Lanzinger. He alleged that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over his criminal case because a criminal complaint was never filed…