John Edwards Conway

John Edwards Conway
John Edwards Conway
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 by	Juan Guerrero Burciaga
Succeeded by	James Aubrey Parker
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	In office; June 16, 1986 – September 1, 2000
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Bobby Baldock
Succeeded by	William P. Johnson
Personal details
Born	John Edwards Conway; September 1, 1934; Joplin, Missouri
Died	June 1, 2014 (aged 79); Albuquerque, New Mexico
Education	United States Naval Academy (B.S.); Washburn University School of Law (LL.B.)

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

Born in Joplin, Missouri, Conway 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

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

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

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

Sources

John Edwards Conway at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Bobby Baldock	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1986–2000	Succeeded by William P. Johnson
Preceded by Juan Guerrero Burciaga	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 1994–2000	Succeeded by James Aubrey Parker