Sally D. Adkins

Sally D. Adkins
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
June 25, 2008 – October 31, 2018
Appointed byMartin O'Malley
Preceded byDale R. Cathell
Personal details
Born
Sally Denison Adkins

1950 (age 74–75)
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse
William Jolliffe Bostian
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(m. 1977)​
EducationLawrence University (BA)
University of Maryland School of Law (JD)

Sally D. Adkins (born 1950) is a former judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the bench in 2008, after serving as a Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals between 1998 and 2008. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.[1] She retired from the bench on October 31, 2018.[2]

Early life

Sally Denison Adkins was born in 1950 in Salisbury, Maryland to Emily (née Schweppe) and E. Dale Adkins Jr.[1][3] Her father was a partner of the firm Adkins, Potts & Smethurst and served as judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico.[3][4] She graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut.[5][6] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Lawrence University in 1972. She then received a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1975.[1] She clerked for Marvin H. Smith in the Court of Appeals from 1975 to 1976, and then was admitted to the bar in Maryland in 1976.[1]

Personal life

Adkins married William Jolliffe Bostian in 1977.[5]

Career

After being admitted to the bar, she was an associate attorney at Adkins, Potts & Smethurst from 1976 to 1981. She then became a partner of the firm from 1982 to 1996.[1] She was also the partner of Adkins & Allen, LLP from 1995 to 1996.[1]

Adkins served as associate judge of the Wicomico County Circuit Court, 1st Judicial Circuit from August 23, 1996, to June 23, 1998.[1] She then served as judge of the Court of Special Appeals, 1st Appellate Judicial Court from June 24, 1998, to June 25, 2008.[1] Adkins was appointed as judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate Judicial Circuit on June 25, 2008, by Governor Martin O'Malley.[1][4] She filled the vacancy left by the retirement of Dale R. Cathell.[4] She then retired from the Court of Appeals on October 30, 2018.[1]

She was a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and served as president of the Wicomico County Bar Association from 1991 to 1992.[1] She served on the board of directors of E.S. Adkins & Co.[1]

Awards

  • 1992 – Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation in 1992.[1]
  • 1999 – Rita C. Davidson Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland[1]
  • 2000 – Dorothy Beatty Memorial Award, Women's Law Center of Maryland[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "SALLY DENISON ADKINS, Judge, Court of Appeals". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Knapp, Les (July 31, 2018). "Judge Adkins Announces Retirement From Court of Appeals". Conduit Street. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Service Is Set Thursday For Dale Adkins". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. June 16, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c Gates, Deborah (May 28, 2008). "Salisbury woman named to Md. high court". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "Sally Adkins Sets Wedding". The New York Times. February 13, 1977. p. 61. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sally Adkins, Mr. Bostian To Marry In May". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. January 30, 1977. p. 15. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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