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In re Disqualification of Belskis

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1993No. Nos. 93-AP-096 and 93-AP-113PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.

Affidavits of disqualification were filed by Tobias H. Elsass, guardian ad litem of Sylvia Rosenberg, seeking the disqualification of Judge Lawrence A. Belskis from further proceedings in the above-captioned cases. Affiant claims Judge Belskis filed a disciplinary complaint against him in 1992 and made that fact known to attorneys in these cases at a preliminary conference.

The mere filing of a disciplinary complaint by a judge against a lawyer does not require the judge to recuse himself from cases involving that lawyer. Opinion No. 89-32 of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kirkpatrick v. KirkpatrickOhio Supreme Court · 1988

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hagan v. TaftOhio Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Village of Moreland Hills v. AbrahamOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  3. In re Disqualification of NicelyOhio Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Kaffeman v. MacLinOhio Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. In re Disqualification of LynchOhio Supreme Court · 2013

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