John M. Conroy at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate
- Current assignment
- District Court, E.D. Virginia
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
John M. Conroy
Magistrate · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford noted that Conroy had been the district’s magistrate judge since 2008 and that the court began the process of selecting a successor through a merit selection panel
- U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, serving from 2008 until his retirement in March 2021
- Conroy's first eight-year term was due to expire on December 21, 2016, but on August 8, 2016, the district court announced that Judge Conroy had been reappointed to another eight-year term beginning December 21, 2016
- Before he became a magistrate judge, he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the United States Department of Justice from 1987 to 2009.
- Before his judicial role, Conroy held the role of an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1987 to 2009, a 21‐year career with the U.S. Department of Justice.
- District of Vermont, magistrate Conroy was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont as a federal magistrate judge on December 22, 2008
- While some sources list Conroy as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, the official U.S. Courts and Vermont court records confirm his primary and final judicial service was in the District of Vermont
Education
- Juris Doctor (J.D.): The New England School of Law, 1982
Additional information
- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Virginia, 2008-present
- Retired in March 2021.
- In summary: John M. Conroy was a long‐serving federal magistrate judge in Vermont, with a background in public service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and retired in 2021 after nearly 13 years on the bench.
- In June 2020, the Vermont district court announced Conroy’s intention to retire in February 2021.
- His initial eight‐year term was set to end on December 21, 2016, but in August 2016 the court announced his reappointment for another eight‐year term.
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