In re Disqualification of Park

{¶ 1} Timothy E. Bellew, attorney for the alleged daughter of the ward in the underlying guardianship proceeding, has filed an affidavit under R.C. 2701.03 seeking to disqualify Judge Dixie Park from presiding over any further matters in case No. 217368 and all related proceedings in the probate division of the Court of Common Pleas of Stark County.

{¶ 2} Bellew alleges that Judge Park has made it impossible for his client to receive a 'fair and impartial hearing. Specifically, Bellew criticizes the judge’s decision disqualifying him from representing the ward, her ruling declaring the ward…