Adam B. Landy

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| office = Judge of the United States Tax Court

| term_start = August 8, 2024

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| appointer = Joe Biden

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| birth_name = Adam Brooks Landy

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| education = University of South Carolina (BS, MS, JD)
Northwestern University (LLM)

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Adam B. Landy (born 1982) is an American lawyer has served as a judge of the United States Tax Court since 2024. From 2021 to 2024, he served as a special trial judge of the same court.

Education

Landy earned a Bachelor of Science in 2004, a Master of Science in 2006, both from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2009. He earned a Master of Laws from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2010.{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |date=February 1, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/01/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-65/ |access-date=February 1, 2024}} {{PD-notice}}{{Cite web |title=Adam B Landy Profile {{!}} Columbia, SC Lawyer {{!}} Martindale.com |url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/mr-adam-brooks-landy-44577574/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=www.martindale.com}}

Career

Landy briefly served as a law clerk for Judge J. Michelle Childs on the Richland County Circuit Court during the summer of 2008. From 2010 to 2016, he was an associate at McNair Law Firm, P.A., which later merged into Burr Forman, LLP. From 2016 to 2021, he was a senior attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in Baltimore, Maryland and San Francisco, California. He was appointed as a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court on December 6, 2021.{{Cite press release |title=PRESS RELEASE |date=December 6, 2021 |publisher=United States Tax Court |url=https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/resources/press/12062021.pdf}}{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Tax Court Selects Two New STJs |url=https://www.taxcontroversy360.com/2021/12/tax-court-selects-two-new-stjs/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=TAX CONTROVERSY 360 |language=en-US}}{{Cite tweet |number=1489661802015244297 |user=UofSCLaw |title=Adam B. Landy '09 got his start in tax law with #UofSCLaw's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. In December, Landy was selected to serve as a Special Trial Judge on the U.S. Tax Court in D.C. Congratulations, Judge Landy! #OhThePlacesYoullGo |date=February 4, 2022}}

= United States Tax Court service =

On February 1, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Landy to the United States Tax Court. He was nominated the seat vacated by Judge David Gustafson, who assumed senior status on November 1, 2022.{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=February 3, 2024 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-136/}} On June 4, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Finance Committee.{{Cite web|title=Hearing to Consider the Nominations of James R. Ives, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, vice Eric M. Thorson; Rose E. Jenkins, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Elizabeth Crewson Paris, term expired; Adam B. Landy, of South Carolina, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, David Gustafson, term expired; and Kashi Way, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, Mark Van Dyke Holmes, term expired.|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nominations-of-james-r-ives-of-virginia-to-be-inspector-general-department-of-the-treasury-vice-eric-m-thorson-rose-e-jenkins-of-the-district-of-columbia-to-be-a-judge-of-the-united-states-tax-court-for-a-term-of-fifteen-years-vice-elizabeth-crewson-paris-term-expired_adam-b-landy-of-south-carolina-to-be-a-judge-of-the-united-states-tax-court-for-a-term-of-fifteen-years-david-gustafson-term-expired-and-kashi-way-of-maryland-to-be-a-judge-of-the-united-states-tax-court-for-a-term-of-fifteen-years-mark-van-dyke-holmes-term-expired|website=United States Senate Committee on Finance|access-date=May 31, 2024}} On June 13, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 26–1 vote.{{Cite web|title=Results of Executive Session to Consider Favorably Reporting the Nominations|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/results_of_open_executive_session_june_13_2024.pdf|website=United States Senate Committee on Finance|access-date=June 13, 2024}} On July 24, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 85–12 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00216.htm|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Adam B. Landy to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years)|website=United States Senate|date=July 24, 2024|access-date=July 24, 2024}} On July 29, 2024, his nomination was confirmed by a 73–13 vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00220.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Adam B. Landy, of South Carolina, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years)|website=United States Senate|date=July 29, 2024|access-date=July 29, 2024}} He was sworn into office on August 8, 2024.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2024 |title=PRESS RELEASE |url=https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/resources/press/08082024b.pdf |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=U.S. Tax Court}}