He and Aswanto were appointed to the court by the People's Representative Council in March 2014.

[1] Prior to serving on the bench, Adams was the Director General of Legislation at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

[2][3][4] During his tenure as Director General, he often represented the Government of Indonesia in cases of judicial review.

[5] Adams has been notable for his position in support of gender-based affirmative action for membership in the People's Representative Council.

[6] However, he was also among the minority judges who supported the criminalization of pre-marital sex and homosexuality in the Constitutional Court's decision in 2017.