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# Adam S. Tanenbaum

Supreme Court of Florida · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Florida
- State: Florida
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media and still photography

Scope: statewide

Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration.

Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed

[Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2490838/opinion/Opinion_SC2026-0142.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2490838/opinion/Opinion_SC2026-0142.pdf)
- [Supreme Court of Florida official judicial roster](https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2490838/opinion/Opinion_SC2026-0142.pdf)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Position: Justice, Florida Supreme Court (2026–present)
- Adam Scott Tanenbaum is an American judge and lawyer who became the 94th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court on January 15, 2026, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Charles Canady
- Prior role: Judge, First District Court of Appeal (2019–2026)

### Education


### Additional information

- He has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts, including jury trials, civil and criminal appeals, and public defense work
- Tanenbaum grew up in Pinellas County, Florida, and was student body president and valedictorian at Seminole High School.
- He also taught complex litigation at Stetson University College of Law and legislative power at Florida State University College of Law
- During his time as chief deputy solicitor general, he defended Florida’s constitutional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
- He has also served on the Florida Court Education Council and the Florida Bar’s Appellate Court Rules Committee



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-f9444c394a89ab9f4ffde994) — 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](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450). Collected 2026-07-26.