| Sally D. Adkins | |
| Term Start: | June 25, 2008 |
| Term End: | October 31, 2018 |
| Birth Name: | Sally Denison Adkins |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education: | Lawrence University (BA) University of Maryland School of Law (JD) |
Sally D. Adkins (born January 20, 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]
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]
Adkins married William Jolliffe Bostian in 1977.[5]
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]