Brazzell v. Maxwell

Petitioner’s basic contention in this case is that he was deprived of his constitutional rights in that his court-appointed counsel was a county judge in the Adams County Court, a court of record, and was prohibited from practicing law by Section 4705.01, Revised Code, which prohibits judges of courts of record from so doing. The attorney general, on the other hand, points out that a county judge, under the provisions of Section 1907.081, Revised Code, is disqualified from practicing law only as to matters pending or originating in said County Court during his term of office.

It is unnecessary…