The State Ex Rel. R.W. v. Williams, Judge

{¶ 1} This is an original action in which relator, R.W., seeks a writ of prohibition to preclude further proceedings in Hamilton County Juvenile Court in two cases that were instituted in 2012. Because R.W. has an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law by way of appeal and is unable to establish that the juvenile court patently and unambiguously lacks jurisdiction, we deny the writ.

Facts

{¶ 2} R.W. was a 17-year-old juvenile at the time delinquency complaints were filed against him. Respondent is Judge John M. Williams, judge of the juvenile division of the Hamilton County Court of…