Kentucky's chief justice has denied a motion from prosecutors seeking to remove a judge from a high-profile school shooting case. 

Marshall County Circuit Judge James Jameson has courted controversy since the January 23 deadly shooting at Marshall County High School. 

Local media companies have complained in court filings that Jameson is keeping the public out of adult court proceedings for the 15-year-old charged in the shooting, Gabriel Parker.

Chief Justice John Minton ruled Wednesday that he doesn't see a "disqualifying circumstance" to remove Jameson from the case. Commonwealth’s Attorney Mark Blankenship had argued in a motion that Jameson acted before the case was in his court by appointing a public defender for Parker.

Blankenship said the appearance of impropriety after media reports about Jameson is the main reason he wanted Minton to weigh in. Blankenship said he is glad to see the issue resolved. He said it’s time to move the case forward with Jameson presiding.

Jameson said in a court filing this week that he was approached by a public defender asking to represent Parker, who was being interviewed by police at the time. Jameson said a representative from the prosecutor's office was in the court and didn't object to the appointment.

Parker has been indicted on two charges of murder and 14 counts of assault in the shooting at Marshall County High School.