Henry Lee Adams Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Lee Adams Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1945 · age 81
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Florida A&M 1966 · Howard Law 1969
- Succeeded
- Susan Harrell Black
- Succeeded by
- Roy Bale Dalton Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Middle District of Florida succeeded Susan Harrell Black | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Florida A&M University | B.S. | 1966 |
| Howard University School of Law | J.D. | 1969 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Adams was assigned 8,508 district-court cases (1971–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 195 days across 8,478 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 251 of Adams’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 215 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 15 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Adams authored 28 published opinions for the court (1994–2010). Most cited: Tucker v. CBE Group, Inc. (28 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tucker v. CBE Group, Inc. | 710 F. Supp. 2d 1301 | 28 |
| 1996 | Sabo v. Chater | 955 F. Supp. 1456 | 19 |
| 2001 | Linea Naviera De Cabotaje, C.A. v. Mar Caribe De Navegacion, C.A. | 169 F. Supp. 2d 1341 | 17 |
| 1994 | Shell Oil Co. v. Altina Associates, Inc. | 866 F. Supp. 536 | 17 |
| 1996 | Concerned Parents v. Housing Auth. of St. Petersburg | 934 F. Supp. 406 | 9 |
| 2009 | APR ENERGY, LLC v. Pakistan Power Resources, LLC | 653 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 8 |
| 2005 | Arline v. City of Jacksonville | 359 F. Supp. 2d 1300 | 8 |
| 2001 | Lajoie v. Pavcon, Inc. | 146 F. Supp. 2d 1240 | 7 |
| 1995 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 909 F. Supp. 1529 | 7 |
| 2008 | Osterback v. McDonough | 549 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 5 |
| 1997 | Walker v. Hallmark Cards, Inc. | 992 F. Supp. 1335 | 5 |
| 2010 | Rhinehart v. CBE GROUP, INC. | 714 F. Supp. 2d 1183 | 4 |
| 1995 | United States v. Kiester | 182 B.R. 52 | 4 |
| 2009 | Gay-Straight Alliance of Yulee High School v. School Board | 602 F. Supp. 2d 1233 | 2 |
| 2007 | Sehringer v. Big Lots, Inc. | 532 F. Supp. 2d 1335 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Henry Lee Adams Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Henry Lee Adams Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1993.
- Was Henry Lee Adams Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry Lee Adams Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Henry Lee Adams Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Henry Lee Adams Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Henry Lee Adams Jr. on?
- Henry Lee Adams Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).