State v. Rarden (In re Muench-Mcelfresh)

*1205{¶ 1} Defendant, Lonnie Rarden, has filed an affidavit with the clerk of this court pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Jennifer Muench-McElfresh from presiding over any further proceedings in the above-referenced criminal matters.

{¶ 2} Mr. Rarden claims that an appearance of impropriety exists because (1) Judge Muench-McElfresh allegedly intervened in the cases and decided one of Mr. Rarden's previous postconviction motions while it was scheduled for a hearing before a different judge, (2) Judge Muench-McElfresh was serving as an assistant prosecutor at the time Mr. Rarden…