Anne Conway
Anne C. Conway is afederal judge onsenior status for theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush (R). Conway became chief judge of the court in 2008. She served as thechief judge until she tooksenior status on August 1, 2015.[1]
Conway was also a judge on theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief JusticeJohn Roberts on May 19, 2016.[2]
Prior to appointment to the Middle District of Florida, Conway was an attorney in private practice in Florida.[3]
Education
Conway graduated from John Carroll University with her bachelor's degree in 1972. She earned herJ.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1975.[3]
Professional career
- 1978-1991: Attorney in private practice, Florida
- 1975-1977: Law clerk, HonorableLou Reed, Jr.,United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida[3]
Judicial career
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2016-present)
In March 2016,Chief JusticeJohn Roberts appointed Conway to theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Conway was appointed to a term from May 19, 2016, to May 18, 2023. Conway replacedSusan Carter on the court.[4][5]
Middle District of Florida (1991-2015)
Conway was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated byGeorge Carr. Conway was confirmed by the U.S.Senate on November 21, 1991, on a senate vote and received commission onNovember 25, 1991.[6] She has served aschief judge of the court since 2008.[3] She served as thechief judge from 2008 until she tooksenior status on August 1, 2015.[1]
Noteworthy cases
FISA court approves surveillance of Trump campaign aide (2016)
On July 21, 2018, the United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the application it submitted to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA court) requesting permission to surveilCarter Page, a foreign policy advisor forDonald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, as part of itsinvestigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The order authorizing the surveillance was approved in October 2016. The judges that approved the application wereRosemary Collyer,Michael Mosman,Anne Conway, andRaymond J. Dearie, all of whom were appointed to serve on the FISA court by Chief JusticeJohn Roberts, aGeorge W. Bush (R) appointee.[7][8]
Judge tosses wrongful death suit against deputy (2014)
In July 2012, Andrew Lee Scott was shot and killed by Deputy Richard Sylvester. Sylvester came to Scott’s house looking for a suspect. Unfortunately, he was at the wrong address. The suspect’s motorcycle was parked in front of Scott’s apartment, but Scott did not know the suspect. When police arrived at the apartment in the early morning hours, Scott answered the door holding a gun. Apparently Scott was unaware who was knocking and took the gun as protection. When Sylvester saw the gun, he fired four times, killing Scott.
The parents and girlfriend of Scott filed a wrongful death suit against the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Sylvester and Sheriff Gary Borders. On September 20, 2014, JudgeAnne Conway dismissed the suit, placing the majority of the blame for Scott’s death on his own shoulders. If he had not answered the door holding a gun, according to Judge Conway, Scott would be alive today.
Sylvester said that he knocked quietly, and that Scott answered the door with the gun pointed towards him. Scott’s girlfriend, Melissa Maruk, said that the knocking on the door was frightening, and Scott answered the door with the gun at his side. Sylvester faced no criminal charges.
Articles:
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
External links
Officeholder United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
- Judge Anne Conway at theFederal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1United States Courts, "Current Judicial Vacancies," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed September 21, 2020
- ↑3.03.13.23.3Judge Anne Conway at theFederal Judicial Center
- ↑U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current membership," accessed May 18, 2016
- ↑The Orlando Sentinel, "Orlando judge named to secretive U.S. surveillance court," April 13, 2016
- ↑THOMAS, "Anne Conway USDC, MDFL confirmaiton: PN518-102," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑NPR, "What You Need To Know About The Much-Discussed Carter Page FISA Document," July 23, 2018
- ↑Law and Crime, "Judges Who Approved Carter Page FISA Warrants Were All Nominated by GOP Presidents," July 22, 2018
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