Anne Conway

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Anne C. Conway is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush (R). Conway became chief judge of the court in 2008. She served as the chief judge until she took senior status on August 1, 2015.^[1]

Conway was also a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. She was appointed by Chief Justice John 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 her J.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, Honorable Lou 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 Justice John Roberts appointed Conway to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Conway was appointed to a term from May 19, 2016, to May 18, 2023. Conway replaced Susan Carter on the court.^[4]^[5]

Middle District of Florida (1991-2015)

Conway was nominated to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by President George H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by George Carr. Conway was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 1991, on a senate vote and received commission on November 25, 1991.^[6] She has served as chief judge of the court since 2008.^[3] She served as the chief judge from 2008 until she took senior 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 surveil Carter Page, a foreign policy advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The order authorizing the surveillance was approved in October 2016. The judges that approved the application were Rosemary Collyer, Michael Mosman, Anne Conway, and Raymond J. Dearie, all of whom were appointed to serve on the FISA court by Chief Justice John Roberts, a George 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, Judge Anne 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.

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