State v. Clay (In re Yost)

*1266{¶ 1} Nicholas Iarocci, the Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Gary Yost from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced criminal case involving defendant Jamie Lynn Clay.

{¶ 2} As part of a separate case, Ms. Clay was admitted into the Ashtabula County Drug Court Program in June 2017. Judge Yost is the presiding judge of the drug court and, as a result, regularly meets with Ms. Clay regarding her compliance with program requirements. In October 2017, Ms. Clay was…