Hughes v. Cuyahoga County Republican Party Executive Committee

Affiant is counsel for the defendant in the above-captioned case and has filed an affidavit seeking the disqualification of Judge Jose A. Villanueva from the above-captioned case. Affiant contends that the plaintiff and one of the individual defendants are members of the county board of elections, which exercises certain statutory responsibilities over county elections and elected officials, including judicial elections. Because these parties are members of the board of elections and because Judge Villanueva is an elected official, affiant asserts that Judge Villanueva has an interest in this…