The Hon. LaDeitra Adkins is Judge of the 303 rd Family District Court, a position she has held since 2023. In addition to presiding over a demanding Family docket, Judge Adkins was elected by her judicial colleagues she is currently serving as the Presiding Judge for the Dallas County Family District Courts. 

LaDeitra Adkins began her career as a family law practitioner who developed a heart for social justice and helping others at an early age by watching her grandmother tirelessly serve the community and advocate for others. Her grandmother believed and often said that one must ‘give ‘til it hurts’, the same guiding principle that has remained with LaDeitra and fosters her own service to others. 

A graduate of Dallas’ Skyline High School, LaDeitra studied Criminal Justice at Prairie, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1997. She is the first in her grandmother’s lineage to become a college graduate. LaDeitra went on to obtain her Juris Doctor degree in the year 2000 from South Texas College of Law. 

LaDeitra has practiced law for almost 25 years concentrating generally in the area of family law. She also serves as amicus attorney for children in high-conflict private child custody cases and has handled a number of these complex cases as principal attorney. LaDeitra is a member of the State Bar of Texas as well as the Dallas Bar Association where she has served as the past chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee and the 6A Grievance Committee, both calculated positions extending her desire to serve into her profession. She is also a member of the South Dallas Business & Professional Women’s Club, Inc. and the NAACP. 

LaDeitra has one child, 11 year old Sarah, and has served as the YMCA coach of Sarah’s soccer team. She also has a dog named Bella Rose. She also enjoys mentoring up and coming law professionals in the DFW area. LaDeitra is also a member of Jack & Jill of America, Incorporated and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.