John Edwards Conway

John Edwards Conway
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 19, 2002 – October 30, 2003
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byseat established
Succeeded byDee Benson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
September 1, 2000 – June 1, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
1994–2000
Preceded byJuan Guerrero Burciaga
Succeeded byJames Aubrey Parker
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
In office
June 16, 1986 – September 1, 2000
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byBobby Baldock
Succeeded byWilliam P. Johnson
Personal details
Born
John Edwards Conway

(1934-09-01)September 1, 1934
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 2014(2014-06-01) (aged 79)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Washburn University (LLB)

John Edwards Conway (September 1, 1934 – June 1, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Education and career

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Conway was born in Joplin, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1956 and was a United States Air Force Lieutenant from 1956 to 1960, remaining in the United States Air Force Reserve from 1960 to 1970. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Washburn University School of Law in 1963, and entered private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico until 1964, and then in Alamogordo, New Mexico until 1980. He was a city attorney of Alamogordo from 1966 to 1972. He was a New Mexico state senator from 1970 to 1980, serving as minority leader of the New Mexico State Senate from 1972 to 1980. He was in private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1980 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On May 14, 1986, Conway was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Judge Bobby Baldock. Conway was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 13, 1986, and received his commission on June 16, 1986. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2000, assuming senior status on September 1, 2000.[1] He died on June 1, 2014.[2]

FISA Court

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Conway was appointed to the FISA Court in 2000[3] or 2002,[4] to a short term scheduled to end 5/18/2007, or a full 7-year term, and did not serve even the shorter term, leaving under mysterious circumstances around 2005.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Conway, John Edwards - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ Cindy Rose (June 11, 2014). "U.S. District Judge, John Conway dies at 79". washburnreview.org.
  3. ^ https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/truger/workingpapers/101NwULRev239(2007).pdf ( Archived January 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ "THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT 2003 Membership".

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
1986–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
1994–2000
Succeeded by
New seat Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2011–2013
Succeeded by