In re Disqualification of Gallagher

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 6136
• 177 Ohio St. 3d 1223

Syllabus

Judges—Affidavits of disqualification—R.C. 2701.03—Several paragraphs of affidavit of disqualification stricken because they are not based on affiant's personal knowledge—Affiant showed that a reasonable and objective observer would harbor serious doubts about judge's impartiality toward defendant in underlying case based on judge's statement that defense counsel's appellate-court filing included \blatant lies\—Disqualification granted.