In re Rini

*1268{¶ 1} Jeffrey F. Slavin, counsel for the father in the above-referenced child-custody case, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Denise Rini from presiding over any further proceedings in the matter.

{¶ 2} Mr. Slavin claims that Judge Rini is biased against his client and favors the mother of the minor child, as demonstrated by the judge's prior decision in a related child-support case. For example, Mr. Slavin claims that in the judge's prior decision, she found that the father's testimony was not credible and accepted the…