Judge Ashworth presides over a unique Drug Court program that helps offenders eliminate their dependency on drugs. The result is a dramatic decrease in repeat in offenders and lives that get transformed.
Judge David L. Ashworth was elected to the bench of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas in 1999 and retained for a second 10 year term. He received his B.A. in
English from Gettysburg College and graduated with honors from the Delaware Law School of Widener University. Prior to going on the bench, he was a trial attorney for 20 years. He is a Senior Adjunct Professor at Franklin & Marshall College and a Drug Court Technical Consultant with the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in cooperation with American University. He is a member of the Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges and the National and Pennsylvania Associations of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP & PADCP) and served as President of PADCP. He was appointed to the Statewide Drug Court Accreditation Committee by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He presides over Civil Court, Criminal Court, Drug Court and Discovery Motions Court.
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