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Adam Tanenbaum

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Adam Tanenbaum
Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 15, 2026
Appointed byRon DeSantis
Preceded byCharles Canady
Judge of the Florida First District Court of Appeal
In office
November 1, 2019 - January 15, 2026
Appointed byRon DeSantis
Succeeded byLance Neff
Personal details
Born (1972-02-06) February 6, 1972 (age 54)
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA)
Georgetown University JD)

Adam Tanenbaum (born February 6, 1972) is an American lawyer and judge in Florida. Florida governor Ron DeSantis appointed him to a seat on the Florida Supreme Court in 2026.[1]

Tanenbaum grew up in Pinellas County, Florida.[2] He was student body president and valedictorian of Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida[2] graduating in 1989.[3] He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Georgetown University Law Center (1996).[2]

Tanenbaum moved with his family to Tallahassee, Florida in 2014. Tanenbaum served as Florida's chief deputy solicitor general between 2014 and 2015, serving under Florida Solicitor General Allen Winsor and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. In this position, he defended the State of Florida's constitutional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.[4] Then, Tanenbaum served as general counsel for the Florida House of Representatives between 2016 and 2019.[2]

DeSantis appointed Tanenbaum to the First District Court of Appeal on October 16, 2019, and Tanenbaum was sworn in on November 1, 2019.

He succeeds Charles Canady on the Florida Supreme Court.[5][6]

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References

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  1. Rosica, Jim. "DeSantis cements conservative majority on Florida Supreme Court". Tallahassee Democrat.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Judge Adam Tanenbaum / Judges - - First District Court of Appeal". Judge Adam Tanenbaum / Judges - - First District Court of Appeal.
  3. staff, Divya KumarTimes; staff, Dan SullivanTimes; staff, Romy EllenbogenTimes. "DeSantis appoints Pinellas native judge to Florida Supreme Court". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. Rothaus, Steve (July 7, 2014). "Gay Key West bartenders to ask judge: Let us wed". The St. Augustine Record. p. 4 via newspapers.com.
  5. "DeSantis appoints Adam Tanenbaum to Florida Supreme Court".
  6. "DeSantis picks new Florida Supreme Court justice who is his sixth appointee to 7-member court". Associated Press News.