In re Swenski
Ohio Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtO'Connor, C.J.
*1300{¶ 1} Daniel J. Gibbons has filed an affidavit pursuant to R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Lisa I. Swenski from presiding over any further proceedings in six cases in which he appears as counsel.
{¶ 2} From June 2017 through June 2018, Mr. Gibbons served as president of the Lorain County Bar Association, and he has been a member of the bar association's executive board since approximately 2011. Mr. Gibbons avers that Judge Swenski has animosity toward the bar association and that during his tenure as president of the organization, the judge made a series of false allegations about the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Simmons v. Goodwill Industries of Akron, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 2003
- In re Disqualification of FuerstOhio Supreme Court · 2012
- Silverberg v. SilverbergOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- Kaffeman v. MaclinOhio Supreme Court · 2000
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