About

A judge of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Dixie Park has handled cases within the Probate Division since 2004. A former president of the Ohio Association of Probate Judges, Judge Dixie Park is active in her professional community and in 2014 provided testimony to the Ohio Senate Finance Committee supporting HB 483. This measure boosted Adult Protective Services funding and encouraged the formation of county multidisciplinary teams.

Judge Park also took a leadership role in convening the Stark Multidisciplinary Advocacy/Protective Resources Team (SMART) in 2010. She brought together a wide range of government offices and agencies in setting in place resources designed to better meet the needs of the elderly and disabled population. Over the years, SMART has had a pivotal role in raising community awareness of the abuse of elders and those who are disabled by sponsoring an annual seminar that coincides with Elder Abuse Awareness Day..

Judge Park has been a member of the Elder Abuse Commission of the Ohio Attorney General for several years. In 2019, she presented on "Promising Practices in Responding to Elder Abuse" at the 2019 Ohio Attorney General Elder Abuse Commission Elder Abuse Awareness Day Seminar. In 2018, she served on a panel focused on a multidisciplinary response to this pressing issue as part of the Ohio Attorney General Elder Abuse Commission seminar commemorating Elder Abuse Awareness Day.