DeSantis appoints Seminole High grad to Florida Supreme Court
Jan 14, 2026
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he appointed Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court.Judge Tanenbaum grew up in Pinellas County and was student body president and valedictoria
n at Seminole High School, per the officials website.Watch press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis DeSantis press conference Jan. 14Tanenbaum spent most of his professional career living in Tampa and was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal by DeSantis in 2019.Tanenbaum will replace former Justice Charles Canady, who resigned from the position on Dec. 31, 2025, to take a position at the University of Florida.DeSantis made the announcement at a press conference on Jan. 14 at Tanenbaum's former high school in Seminole.This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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