John Edwards Conway

American judge

For other persons with this name, see John Conway .

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.

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. He died on June 1, 2014.

FISA Court

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Conway was appointed to the FISA Court in 2000 or 2002, 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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   "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. Retrieved December 30, 2014.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news "Template:Cite news") }}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link )

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" .

Sources

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• John Edwards Conway at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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