Anne C. Conway

Anne Conway
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Assumed office
May 19, 2016
Preceded by Susan Webber Wright
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
August 25, 2008 – August 1, 2015
Preceded by Patricia Fawsett
Succeeded by Steven Merryday
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
November 25, 1991 – August 1, 2015
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by George Carr
Succeeded by Vacant
Personal details
Born (1950-07-30) July 30, 1950
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater John Carroll University (BA)
University of Florida (JD)

Anne C. Conway (born July 30, 1950)[1] is an American lawyer and Senior judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Conway was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in 1972 and her J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1975. At UF Law she was executive editor of Florida Law Review and interned with Legal Aid.

After graduating law school, Conway was a law clerk to John A. Reed, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, serving from 1975 to 1977. She was in private practice in Orlando, Florida from 1978 to 1991. She joining the firm of Young, Turnbull & Linscott before moving to Wells, Gattis & Hallowes a year later. She was made a partner at Wells, Gattis & Hallowes in 1981. In 1982, Conway began practicing with Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler.

President George H. W. Bush appointed Conway to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on July 24, 1991, to the seat vacated by George C. Carr. Confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 1991, she received commission on November 25, 1991. She assumed senior status on August 1, 2015.

Conway served as chief judge from 2008 to 2015. Conway is stationed at the Orlando Division of the court.

Conway serves on the board of advisers for the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida.[2]

In April 2016 Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Conway to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a term starting May 19, 2016.[3]

References

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
  3. ↑ fas.org, THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT: 2016 Membership
Legal offices
Preceded by
George Carr		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
1991–2015 		Vacant
Preceded by
Patricia Fawsett		 Chief Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2008–2015 		Succeeded by
Steven Merryday
Preceded by
Susan Webber Wright		 Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2016–present 		Incumbent
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