Sally D. Adkins

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. She retired from the bench on October 31, 2018. Early life Sally Denison Adkins was born in 1950 in Salisbury, Maryland to Emily (née Schweppe) and E. Dale Adkins Jr. Her father was a partner of the firm Adkins, Potts & Smethurst and served as judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico. She graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. 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. 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. Personal life Adkins married William Jolliffe Bostian in 1977. 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. She was also the partner of Adkins & Allen, LLP from 1995 to 1996.