State ex rel. Elder v. Camplese (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} We affirm the Ashtabula County Court of Appeals’ dismissal of two complaints for writs of prohibition. We have sua sponte consolidated the two appeals for decision.

{¶ 2} Appellant in both cases, Emmanuel Elder, filed actions in prohibition against appellee, Judge Albert S. Camplese, the judge who presided over two criminal cases against Elder in the Ashtabula Municipal Court. Case No. 2014-2021 (Ashtabula App. No. 2014-A-0039) concerns Elder’s 2013 conviction for aggravated menacing. Case No. 2014-2022 (Ashtabula App. No. 2014-A-0041) concerns Elder’s 2013 conviction for unauthorized…