State v. Sheldon (In re Barrett)

*1275{¶ 1} Rocky Ratliff, counsel for defendant, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Scott Barrett from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced criminal case, now pending for trial.

{¶ 2} Mr. Ratliff asserts that an appearance of impropriety would exist if Judge Barrett were to preside over the matter, because the alleged victim is an employee of the juvenile and probate divisions of the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas. As an employee of the courthouse, Mr. Ratliff argues, the victim has access to Judge…