State v. Jalowiec

O’CONNOR, C J.

{¶ 1} Anthony Cilio, counsel for the state in the above-captioned cases, has filed two affidavits under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge James M. Burge from presiding over these cases and all future cases in which Cilio appears as counsel of record.

{¶ 2} Cilio claims that his “complex and often contentious history” with Judge Burge, combined with the judge’s recent public comments regarding Cillo’s involvement in an alleged disciplinary investigation of the judge, have created an appearance of impropriety requiring the judge’s disqualification. Cilio also alleges that…