State v. Aradon (In re A.E.T.H.)

-*506¶1 The right to a fair trial before an impartial tribunal is a basic requirement of due process. Peters v. Kiff, 407 U.S. 493, 501, 92 S. Ct. 2163, 33 L. Ed. 2d 83 (1972). This right to due process is especially critical in a proceeding to terminate parental rights, where so much is at stake for both the parent and the child. Here, Nylysha Aradon and Carey Hayes seek reversal of the order terminating their parental rights to their daughter, A.H. They argue that they were denied a fair trial before an impartial tribunal. We agree. *671¶2 After the termination trial, and after extensive posttrial…