--- title: "Byron Browning Conway | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/byron-browning-conway" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Byron Browning Conway U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin - State: Wisconsin - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2024 and confirmed by the Senate 58–37 - 2006–2024: Attorney and later shareholder, Green Bay office of Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C - 2002–2006: Associate attorney, Milwaukee, WI, at Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP - Conway’s nomination was supported by Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, who recommended him alongside Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Aaron Hammer to fill the vacancy ### Education - B.A. in 1998, Santa Clara University International Law Certificate, University of Queensland, 2000 J.D., Marquette University Law School, 2002 ### Additional information - Nomination: President Biden nominated Conway on July 3, 2024 - 19, 2024; cloture invoked Sept. - 25, 2024; confirmed 58–37 that same day - 4, 2024; sworn in Nov. - Private practice, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2006-2024 - Vacancy: Succeeded William C. Griesbach, who took senior status in 2019 - Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002-2006 - Born: 1976 in Green Bay, Wisconsin - Senate Action: Reported out of the Judiciary Committee 13–8 on Sept. - Commission: Issued Nov. - Office: Room 305, 125 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 - His confirmation vote reflected bipartisan support, with 58 senators voting in favor and 37 against. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761869) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761869) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761869) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Conway, Byron Browning](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761869) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/byron-browning-conway", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/byron-browning-conway", "name": "Byron Browning Conway | KnowJudges", "description": "Byron Browning Conway, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.