Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the court clerk had to be recused for apparent bias.
Decisione estratta
The recusal request was unfounded; the alleged political and familial connections did not objectively create an appearance of bias.
Motivazione estratta
The SP was not a party and had not initiated the zoning initiative; the clerk was not shown to be personally involved, politically active in the matter, or publicly aligned with the case. The asserted links were too remote to raise objective doubts about impartiality.