In re Disqualification of Coss

O’Connor, C J.

{¶ 1} Susan M. Zurface Daniels, counsel for defendant, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Rocky A. Coss from acting in any further proceedings in case No. ll-CR-089, a criminal matter now pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Highland County.

{¶ 2} Daniels states that the defendant is charged with robbing a carry-out store at knifepoint. Daniels argues that Judge Coss should be disqualified from defendant’s case because the judge has professional relationships with the owners of the store. According to Daniels, the…