John Edwards Conway

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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.

John Edwards Conway
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office May 19, 2002 – October 30, 2003
Appointed by	William Rehnquist
Preceded by	seat established
Succeeded by	Dee 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 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 (1934-09-01)September 1, 1934 Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 1, 2014(2014-06-01) (aged 79) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) Washburn University (LLB)

Education and career

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

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.