LaDeitra D'shun Adkins at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge
- Court
- 303rd District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
LaDeitra D'shun Adkins
District Judge · 303rd District Court
Judicial assignments
- Texas 303rd District CourtJudgeSource checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
Education
- B.A. in Criminal Justice, Prairie View A&M University (1997) J.D., South Texas College of Law (2000)
Additional information
- Next election: November 3, 2026 (re‐election)
- Recent filings (Aug 2026) include cases such as State of Texas v.
- Abdon Zavaleta (parent–child), Kristi Gardner v.
- Brandon Gardner (divorce), and State of Texas v.
- Triston Florence (paternity).
- Appeals: Cases from this court go to the Fifth Court of Appeals
- Political party: Democratic
- Presides over a variety of family law cases, including divorce, paternity, custody, and other parent–child matters.
- Publishes court‐specific policies and procedures for the 303rd District Court, including exhibit submission rules and family docket policies.
- LaDeitra D’shun Adkins is a District Judge of the 303rd District Court in Dallas County, Texas, presiding over family law cases such as divorce, paternity, custody, and other parent–child matters.
- Early life: Raised in Dallas, TX; attended Skyline High School.
- handling all aspects of family law; specialized in child welfare and juvenile law, including amicus work in high‐conflict custody cases.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
303rd District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
303rd District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗303rd District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View 303rd District Court official directory ↗Service record and verification
- 303rd District Court · District Judge · Current · present
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