Sally Adkins
Sally D. Adkins was a judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals. Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) appointed Adkins on May 27, 2008, and she took the bench June 25.[1][2] Adkins retired October 31, 2018.[3]
The court's name changed from the Maryland Court of Appeals to the Maryland Supreme Court, following a ballot initiative that voters approved in November 2022.[4]
Education
Adkins received her B.A. in philosophy from Lawrence University in 1972 and her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1975.[1]
Career
- 2008-2018: Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, later renamed the Maryland Supreme Court
- 1998-2008: Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- 1996-1998: Judge, Wicomico County Circuit Court
- 1995-1996: Partner, Adkins & Allen, L.L.P.
- 1976-1995: Partner, Adkins, Potts & Smethurst
- 1975-1976: Law clerk, Judge Marvin Smith of the Court of Appeals[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2000: Dorothy Beatty Memorial Award, Women's Law Center of Maryland
- 1999: Rita C. Davidson Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland
- 1995-2005: Board of Directors, Organize, Unite and Revitalize Community, Inc.[1]
Associations
- Member, Greater Salisbury Committee, Inc.[1]
For a complete list of Judge Adkins' awards and associations, please visit: Maryland Court of Appeals, Sally Adkins
Elections
2018
- See also: Maryland Supreme Court elections, 2018
Sally Adkins did not file to run for re-election.
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Adkins received a campaign finance score of -0.04, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was less liberal than the average score of -0.44 that justices received in Maryland.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Maryland Manual On-Line, "Sally Dennison Adkins," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Maryland.gov, "Governor O'Malley Appoints The Honorable Sally D. Adkins to Court of Appeals
- ↑ Maryland Association of Counties, "Judge Adkins Announces Retirement From Court of Appeals," July 31, 2018
- ↑ CBS Baltimore, "The Court of Appeals of Maryland is now the Supreme Court of Maryland," December 14, 2022
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
