[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HONORABLE ANNE C. CONWAY

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2010

  Mr. GRAYSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
judicial and civic contributions of the Honorable Anne Conway. The 
Honorable Anne C. Conway is a United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida. She was appointed by President George H. W. 
Bush in 1991, and is presently the Chief Judge of the Middle District 
of Florida. She presides over the Orlando Division. Judge Conway has an 
impressive record of serving the Florida Judicial system and its 
people.
  Judge Conway attended the University of Florida's College of Law, 
graduating with honors in 1975. She served as an executive editor of 
the law review. As a result of her work for the Center for Governmental 
Responsibility, she received the McIntosh Foundation Award. In 
addition, Judge Conway served as a Legal Aid Student Intern.
  Judge Conway began her legal career with a federal clerkship with the 
Honorable John A. Reed, Jr. in the United States District Court for the 
Middle District of Florida. After completing her clerkship, Judge 
Conway joined the firm of Young, Turnbull & Linscott, P.A. as an 
associate. In June 1978, she began practicing with the firm of Wells, 
Gattis & Hallowes, P.A., where she became a partner and shareholder of 
the firm in March 1981. In July 1982 Judge Conway joined the firm of 
Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A. She also became a 
shareholder of the firm in February 1985. While in private practice as 
a member of The Florida Bar, Judge Conway was admitted to practice 
before the United States Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of 
Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States 
District Courts for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of 
Florida.
  Judge Conway currently serves on the Judicial Conference Committee on 
Defender Services and served on the Case Management/Electronic Case 
Filing Working Advisory Group. Prior to becoming Chief Judge she 
chaired the Middle District of Florida Budget Committee and 
participated in several other court committees including Security, 
Space and Facilities, Case Management, and Automation. Judge Conway 
served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Judges Association from 
2001-2004 and was Eleventh Circuit membership chair from 2003-2007.
  Judge Conway serves on multiple boards and has represented the United 
States speaking out on issues ranging from national security to the 
freedoms protected by the First Amendment. She presently serves on the 
University of Florida Law Center Association Board of Trustees and the 
Board of Advisors for the Center for Governmental Responsibility. She 
participated in the Centers Annual Conferences on Legal & Policy Issues 
in the Americas in Lima, Peru in May 2006 and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 
May 2008 speaking on Judicial Education and Professionalism. She also 
served as a panelist for the Center for Governmental Responsibility's 
inaugural symposium.
  Madam Speaker, as Women's History Month begins, it is with great 
honor that I recognize the Honorable Anne C. Conway for her judicial 
leadership and commitment to social justice. Her impressive record and 
contributions to the Central Florida community must and should be 
praised. Judge Conway is an outstanding role model for young women who 
want to positively impact their communities through the legal system.

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