Draft:Byron B. Conway

Byron Browning Conway is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education
Conway received a Bachelor of Arts from Santa Clara University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 2002.

Career
From 2002 to 2006, Conway worked as an associate at the Milwaukee law firm Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP. Since 2006, he has been an attorney in the Green Bay office of the law firm Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C. and a shareholder at the firm since 2010.

Notable cases
In 2022, Byron represented former Green Bay Packers running back James Starks in a claim for damages sustained by Mr. Starks when his vehicle was hit by a semi-truck. Mr. Starks sustained injuries that ended his NFL career. Byron negotiated a settlement for Mr. Stark’s injuries and his lost earning capacity.

Nomination to district court
In June 2023, Conway and Circuit Judge Marc Aaron Hammer were recommended to the Biden administration by Senators Baldwin and Johnson to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for Eastern Wisconsin. On July 3, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Conway to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On July 8, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Conway to the seat vacated by Judge William C. Griesbach, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2019. His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was recommended by the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission established by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin.