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.