The following story explains Woman who lost husband and son uses probate process to obtain gunman's records:
A judge on Tuesday granted Cynthia Young’s petition to become a special administrator of Robert Card’s estate so she can have legal authority to obtain the records for herself, others who lost loved ones, and attorneys preparing lawsuits. The move was not opposed by Card’s son, who is his sole heir.
If the paperwork was filed in Hancock County, there'd be no other judge to preside over the case other than Judge Blaisdell. From High court suspends Hancock County probate judge "It’s not clear yet when the four-month suspension period for Hancock County’s only probate judge will commence," and regarding Judge William Blaisdell IV:
He told the justices that he let his personal life interfere with his duty to the court and had let his mental health deteriorate and had become overwhelmed by the number of cases he was handling
