Richard Blanks Adkisson

Richard Blanks Adkisson (October 12, 1932 – May 18, 2011) was chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1980 to 1984.

Born in Faulkner County, Arkansas, Adkisson attended various public schools in the region, and then joined the United States Air Force, serving from January 1951 to July 1954. He then received a B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1957, and a J.D. from the same institution in 1959. but did not run for reelection in 1984, instead resigning before the end of his term. At the time of his resignation, it was reported that he faced health problems. Adkisson indicated that he did not intend to return to the private practice of law, but eventually did so.

Adkisson died of cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 78.