State v. Kegler (In re Brown)
Ohio Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtO'Connor, C.J.
*1264{¶ 1} Sallynda Rothchild Dennison has filed affidavits with the clerk of this court pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Chris Brown from the three above-referenced cases and all other cases in which she appears as counsel of record.
{¶ 2} Ms. Dennison avers that Judge Brown is personally biased against her based on a 2009 case in which they were opposing counsel. Specifically, Ms. Dennison claims that while Judge Brown was serving as an assistant prosecutor, she appeared as defense counsel in a "hotly contested" matter. During that proceeding, then prosecutor Brown stated that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Simmons v. Goodwill Industries of Akron, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 2003
- In re Disqualification of HooverOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- In re Disqualification of BurgeOhio Supreme Court · 2013
- Schafer v. NoldOhio Supreme Court · 2015