Legal Opinion

Wolk v. Wolk

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided July 6, 2000No. 00-AP-030PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.

This affidavit of disqualification filed by Marshall D. Buck, counsel for defendant, Marcia S. Wolk, seeks the disqualification of Judge Timothy P. Maloney from further proceedings regarding the above-captioned cases.

The essence of affiant’s claim of bias and prejudice is that counsel for plaintiff Joshua Wolk in the underlying case was an active participant in Judge Maloney’s 1996 election campaign and served as Judge Maloney’s campaign manager. Affiant contends that this matter should have been disclosed prior to trial and that this relationship has caused the judge to be biased against…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. American Laundry Machinery, Inc. v. OkamotoOhio Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Angles v. AnglesOhio Supreme Court · 1998

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. AhmedOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  2. In re Disqualification of MaloneyOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Dzina v. DzinaOhio Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. AhmedOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Wolk v. Wolk, Unpublished Decision (9-25-2001)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2001

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