Community Involvement

“Judge Ashleigh is passionate about educating our youth on the criminal justice system.”

Judge Ashleigh has served in multiple leadership roles for several years; however, she is most passionate about educating our youth on the criminal justice system. She is devoted to developing positive strategies to hopefully divert our youth from any future negative involvement in the juvenile and adult criminal system, which is why she co-founded the Capital City Lawyers Association Law Day. Since its inception in 2014, over 1,000 students in Wake County have had an opportunity to take a tour of the jail, interact with officers, attorneys, and judges, and participate in a mock trial. Additionally, Judge Ashleigh often speaks at local elementary, middle, and high schools across Wake County, at the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County, and at local churches. She has also served on numerous panels concerning the importance of bridging the relationship between the public and local law enforcement.

Judge Ashleigh strongly believes in mentorship within the legal community, and so she consistently volunteers to judge mock trial competitions, speak to law students about professionalism, teach attorneys continuing legal education courses, and assist students with internship and employment opportunities.

Judge Ashleigh also serves as:

CCLA Law Day-Co-Founder and Organizer, 2014-present
Board of Directors-10th Judicial District/Wake County Bar Association, 2016-2018
Founder-Wake County Bar Association Day of Service
President-North Carolina Central University School of Law Alumni Association, 2019-2021
Vice-President-North Carolina Central University School of Law Alumni Association, 2018-2019
Member, North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System, 2020-2023
Capital City Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Legislative Chair, 2022
President-Elect, 10th Judicial District and Wake County Bar Association, 2022
President, 10th Judicial District and Wake County Bar Association, 2022

Treasurer-10th Judicial District/Wake County Bar Association, 2019-2021
Chair-Public Service Committee-Wake County Bar Association, 2016-2018
Chair-City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board, 2016-2017
Chair-State Employees’ Credit Union Advisory Board-Wade Avenue Branch,2017
Kiwanis Club of Raleigh, 2017-2022
Board of Directors-Kiwanis Club of Raleigh, 2021-Present
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, 2008-present
NC Legal Needs Assessment Steering Committee, 2020-2021
NC State Bar CLE Committee Member, 2021-present
Co-Founder, Wake County Legal Support Center, 2022

Judge Ashleigh has been awarded/recognized as:

• National Black Lawyers Top 100, North Carolina Top 40 Under 40, 2020

• Black Catawba County Honoree-Hickory, NC, 2019

• JABY Inc. International Trailblazer Honoree-Atlanta, GA, 2019

• Participant of an Educational Seminar in Israel for Northeast and Southeast African American Leaders sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), 2019

• Participant of American Council of Young Political Leaders Delegation to Ethiopia and Kenya, 2019

• City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board Leadership Award, 2018