Navigating Cases When Abuse is Present-H & D CLE

Navigating Cases When Abuse is Present

H & D CLE

November 14, 2024

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Via Zoom

Description: Join Judge Ashleigh S. Parker, a Wake County, NC District Court Judge, for an insightful seminar on addressing various forms of abuse within the legal system. This session explores seven types of abuse: physical, sexual, financial, technological, immigrant, spiritual, and litigation abuse.

Attendees will learn how to recognize these forms of abuse, even when survivors may not identify their experiences as such and understand the impact abuse has in cases involving child support, custody, and other legal matters. Judge Parker will offer strategies to minimize survivor-abuser contact through thoughtful judgments, promote mental health support for all parties, and foster empathy and education about abuse cycles.

A special focus will be given to litigation abuse—the misuse of the court system to control or harass—along with protections in other states. Participants will leave with practical tools to better support survivors and understand the nuances of abuse across different legal contexts. The seminar also provides valuable resources and guidance for attorneys, judges, and advocates working with affected individuals.

Speaker:

The Honorable Ashleigh, Wake County, NC District Court Judge

Judge Ashleigh Parker is a District Court Judge in the 10th Judicial District, which encompasses Wake County, located in Raleigh, NC.  Prior to her appointment by Governor Roy Cooper, Judge Ashleigh served the citizens of North Carolina as an Assistant Attorney General at the North Carolina Department of Justice and as an Assistant District Attorney at the Wake County District Attorney's Office.

Judge Ashleigh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wake Forest University and cum laude from North Carolina Central University School of Law.  She has been practicing law since she was 24 years old.  At age 30, Judge Ashleigh was only the 3rd and youngest African American female to hold this position in Wake County since the District Courts were established over 50 years ago.  

Judge Ashleigh prides herself on her judicial philosophy of being “R.E.A.L.: Respectful, Efficient, Active in the Community, and Learned in the Law."  She is the Immediate Past President of the 10th Judicial District/Wake County Bar Association where she was the youngest person to hold this position.  She is also Vice-Chair of the NC State Bar CLE Committee and lives in Raleigh with her 2 boys, Isaac and Isaiah.   For more information about Judge Ashleigh, you can visit her website, www.JudgeAshleigh.com.

This program is pending one hour of H & D CLE credit.  Registrants will receive the Zoom login credentials one day before the program.