Judge Ashley N. Hand
ASHLEY N. HAND is the Judge of the Allen Circuit Court.
Judge Hand had been serving as the senior magistrate in the Allen Circuit Court since 2020 where she primarily handled family law cases. Prior to her appointment as a magistrate, Judge Hand was a partner in private practice with a focus on family law and complex civil litigation. Judge Hand is the Vice Chair of the Allen County Community Corrections Advisory Board, Vice Chair of the Local Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Allen Circuit Court Problem Solving Court, Inc. and the Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust. Judge Hand also serves on the Allen County Bar Foundation Board having served as the President for one year.
Judge Hand graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2005 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in history. She graduated from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in 2008. Following her graduation from law school, Hand practiced as an associate attorney at Beckman Lawson, LLP in Fort Wayne, Indiana, practicing in the areas of civil litigation, employment litigation, and family law matters. In January 2016, Hand became a partner at Beckman Lawson, LLP and focused her practice on family law matters.
Hand was sworn in as Judge of the Allen Circuit Court on July 26, 2023.