In re Disqualification of Burge

{¶ 1} Dennis P. Will, the Lorain County prosecuting attorney, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge James M. Burge from all matters in which Will or one of his assistant prosecutors appears as counsel of record. This would currently include 276 pending criminal cases and four civil matters. This is the sixth affidavit of disqualification that Will has filed or approved for filing against Judge Burge. One of Will’s previous disqualification requests was granted; one was granted in part and denied in part; one was denied; and in the…