Candidate Details
- Residence
Canton - Email
judgedixiepark@gmail.com - Website
judgedixiepark.com - Social Media
facebook.com/people/Judge-Dixie-Park-for-Court-of-Appeals/61555576847857
facebook.com/JudgeDixiePark
instagram.com/judgedixiepark - Age
59 - Occupation
Judge, Probate Division, Stark County Court of Common Pleas - Education
J.D. University of Akron School of Law
B.S. Integrated Life Sciences Kent State University
- Work Experience
Judge of the Stark County Probate Court, January 2004 to present; Assistant Law Director, City of Alliance, July, 2003 to December 31, 2004; Private practice, June, 2002 to January, 2004; Acting Judge in Alliance Municipal Court, April, 2001 to December, 2002; Magistrate for Judge Lee Sinclair, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, January, 1997 to June, 2002; Law Clerk for Judge Harry E. Klide, January, 1991 to December, 1991; and June 1994 to December, 1996
- Family
Married to Dr. John Park with three adult children - Affiliations
Ohio Association of Probate Judges 2004 to present, Past President; Ohio Judicial Conference 2004 to present, past Executive Committee member; Chair, Ohio Association of Probate Judges Forms Committee 2005 to present; Chair, Subcommittee on Adult Guardianship of Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Children and Families 2010 to present; National College of Probate Judges 2004-2007 2015 to present; Ohio State Bar Association 1994 to present; Stark County Bar Association 1994 to present, Executive Committee 2005 to 2008; Probate & Estate and Elder Law Committees; Ohio Guardianship Association 2016 to present; National Guardianship Association 2016 to present; Ohio Coalition of Adult Protective Services 2016 to present; National Adult Protective Services Association 2018 to present; Regina Coeli Church 1996 to present; St. Michael Church 2022 to present; Board member, Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration 2018 to present; Stark County Catholic Schools Board 2021 to present.
- Endorsements
Highly Recommmended and Endorsed by Votes for Women
Letter of Support, Fraternal Order of Police McKinley Lodge #2
Endorsed by the Knox County Republican Party
- Bar Association Ratings
Recommended by the Stark County Bar Association 2024
Dixie Park
Question 1
List your judicial experience (courts and years)
Judge of the Stark County Probate Court, January 2004 to present
Acting Judge in Alliance Municipal Court, April, 2001 to December, 2002
Magistrate, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, January, 1997 to June, 2002
Abbreviated Candidate AnswersJudge of the Stark County Probate Court, January 2004 to present
Acting Judge in Alliance Municipal Court, April, 2001 to December, 2002
Magistrate, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, January, 1997 to June, 2002
Question 2
What non-judicial legal experience qualifies you to be a judge?
I have worked most of my career within the court system. The value of my non-judicial legal experience was that it provided me insight and empathy into the dimensions of the attorney-client relationship and the experience of being on the other side of the bench. I try to be patient, fair and look at both sides of a case when making decisions. I strive to issue timely opinions and keep my docket moving. I have broad legal experience, having served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the City of Alliance, and in my private practice I represented clients in Family Court, Common Pleas and other Municipal Courts.
I am the only candidate in this race who has handled criminal cases on both sides of the bench.This is important because fifty percent of the cases that are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals are criminal cases. I am the only candidate who has handled cases in all the courts whose decisions can be reviewed by the Fifth District Court of Appeals. This gives me insight into the trial court process and familiarity with the various issues and areas of law that can be raised on appeal.
Abbreviated Candidate Answers
I have worked most of my career within the court system. The value of my non-judicial legal experience was that it provided me insight and empathy into the dimensions of the attorney-client relationship and the experience of being on the other side of the bench. I try to be patient, fair and look at both sides of a case when making decisions. I strive to issue timely opinions and keep my docket moving. I have broad legal experience, having served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the City of Alliance, and in my private practice I represented clients in Family Court, Common Pleas and other Municipal Courts.
I am the only candidate in this race who has handled criminal cases on both sides of the bench.This is important because fifty percent of the cases that are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals are criminal cases. I am the only candidate who has handled cases in all the courts whose decisions can be reviewed by the Fifth District Court of Appeals. This gives me insight into the trial court process and familiarity with the various issues and areas of law that can be raised on appeal.
Question 3
Why are you running for this particular court seat?
I am the only candidate who is judge in this race. I will bring tweny years of judicial experience of following the law and not legislating from the bench to the Court of Appeals, as well as broad legal experience in all of the types of cases whose decisions are reviewed by the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Also, I am the only candidate who has handled criminal cases on both sides of the bench in this race. This experience is importatn because fifty percent of the cases heard by the Fifth District Court of Appeals are criminal cases.
Abbreviated Candidate Answers
I am the only candidate who is judge in this race. I will bring tweny years of judicial experience of following the law and not legislating from the bench to the Court of Appeals, as well as broad legal experience in all of the types of cases whose decisions are reviewed by the Fifth District Court of Appeals. I am also the only candidate who has handled criminal cases on both sides of the bench in this race.