Appointed by LeRoy Collins Name James Adkins | Role Justice | |
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Born January 18, 1915
Gainesville, Florida ( 1915-01-18 ) Spouse(s) Ethel May Fox
Elizabeth Adkins Died June 24, 1994, Tallahassee, Florida, United States | ||
James Calhoun Adkins Jr. (January 18, 1915 – June 24, 1994). Adkins was a former justice for the Florida Supreme Court.
He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. James Adkins served on the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 - 1987. From 1974 to 1976 Adkins served as Chief Justice.
Adkins graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1938 and was a member of Florida Blue Key. While on the Florida Supreme Court he dealt with student anti-war demonstrations in the 1960s, and reapportionment of the state of Florida in the 1970s.
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