Gault v. Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital

This affidavit of disqualification filed by Robert A. Braceo, counsel for plaintiff Patricia L. Gault, seeks the disqualification of Judge Thomas White from further proceedings regarding the above-referenced case.

Affiant contends that Judge White should be disqualified from the underlying case because the judge has appointed members to the defendant-hospital’s board of trustees and because the judge may have appointed friends or colleagues to the board. This contention is not well taken on the authority of In re Disqualification of Morley (1994), 74 Ohio St.3d 1265, 657 N.E.2d 1363, wherein…