Anne C. Conway

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Anne C. Conway (born July 30, 1950)[1] is an American lawyer and Senior judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Conway was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in 1972 and her J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1975. At UF Law she was executive editor of Florida Law Review and interned with Legal Aid.

After graduating law school, Conway was a law clerk to John A. Reed, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, serving from 1975 to 1977. She was in private practice in Orlando, Florida from 1978 to 1991. She joining the firm of Young, Turnbull & Linscott before moving to Wells, Gattis & Hallowes a year later. She was made a partner at Wells, Gattis & Hallowes in 1981. In 1982, Conway began practicing with Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler.

President George H. W. Bush appointed Conway to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on July 24, 1991, to the seat vacated by George C. Carr. Confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 1991, she received commission on November 25, 1991. She assumed senior status on August 1, 2015.

Conway served as chief judge from 2008 to 2015. Conway is stationed at the Orlando Division of the court.

Conway serves on the board of advisers for the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida.[2]

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
1991–2015
Succeeded by
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