Legal Opinion
In re Disqualification of Floyd
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 2012No. 12-AP-060 and 12-AP-069PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’Connor, CJ.
{¶ 1} Attorney John H. Lawson has filed two affidavits with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Alison L. Floyd from acting on any further proceedings in case Nos. AD10915427 and CU03109953 in the Juvenile Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. Lawson also requests a “standing order” that disqualifies Judge Floyd from any matter in which Lawson represents a party.
{¶ 2} Lawson and Judge Floyd were opponents in the March 2012 primary election for Judge Floyd’s juvenile court seat. Because of the “contentious nature of the…
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