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Edward Nottingham

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Years in office: 1989 - 2008

Successor:William J. Martinez (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

Cornell University, 1969

Law

University of Colorado School of Law, 1972

Personal

Birthplace

Denver, CO

Edward Willis Nottingham, Jr. was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado. He was nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

• Cornell University, A.B., 1969
• University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 1972

Professional career

• Law clerk,U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1972-1973
• Private practice, Denver,Colorado, 1973-1976, 1978-1987
• Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1976-1978
• Private practice, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1987-1989^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Colorado

On the recommendation of Senator Bill Armstrong, Nottingham was nominated to theDistrict of Colorado by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush on October 20, 1989 to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. Nottingham was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 1989 on a Senate vote and received commission onNovember 27, 1989.^[1] Nottingham was succeeded in this position byWilliam J. Martinez.

Resignation

In a statement datedOctober 21, 2008, Judge Nottingham resigned his commission as a United States District Judge for the District of Colorado. In his statement, he indicated that "It is in the public interest and the interest of the federal judiciary because it will terminate his judgeship and begin to restore public confidence in an institution which he profoundly respects. He is deeply remorseful for his actions. He is also embarrassed and ashamed for any loss of confidence caused by those actions and attendant publicity and sincerely apologies to the public and the judiciary."^[2]

Prostitution controversy

Nottingham was investigated "for improper judicial conduct after his full name and personal cell phone number appeared on a list of clients from a Denver prostitution business." He resigned from the court shortly thereafter.^[3]

External links

• Judge Nottingham's Homepage
• Nottingham Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado
Active judges	Chief Judge: Philip Brimmer  •  Gordon Gallagher  •  Nina Nin-Yuen Wang  •  Regina Rodriguez  •  Daniel Domenico  •  S. Kato Crews  •  Charlotte Sweeney
Senior judges	John Kane (Colorado)  •  Lewis Babcock  •  Marcia Krieger  •  Robert Blackburn  •  Christine Arguello  •  R. Brooke Jackson  •  William J. Martinez  •  Raymond P. Moore  •
Magistrate judges	Michael Hegarty (Colorado)  •  Craig Shaffer  •  Scott Varholak  •  Reid Neureiter  •  James Candelaria  •  Maritza Dominguez Braswell  •
Former Article III judges	Moses Hallett  •  William E. Doyle (Colorado)  •  Edward Nottingham  •  Walker Miller  •  Zita Weinshienk  •  Wiley Daniel  •  John Porfilio  •  Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge)  •  John Foster Symes  •  Olin Chilson  •  Alfred Arraj  •  Jean Breitenstein  •  James Carrigan  •  Phillip Figa  •  Sherman Finesilver  •  Daniel Sparr  •  Fred Winner  •  William Knous  •
Former Chief judges	Edward Nottingham  •  Richard Matsch  •  Lewis Babcock  •  Wiley Daniel  •  Alfred Arraj  •  Sherman Finesilver  •  Fred Winner  •  William Knous  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGeorge H.W. Bush
1989	Barksdale •Bonner •Buckwalter •Cyr •Fernandez •Garbis •Harmon •Lee •Lindberg •Lodge •Nelson •Nottingham •Plager •Rosen •Rymer •Smith •Spatt •Thomas •VanBebber •J. Walker •V. Walker •Wiener •Wright
1990	Alito •Amon •Birch •Boudin •Cleland •Clevenger •Dubina •Hamilton •Henderson •Hood •Hornby •Jones •Kent •Levi •Loken •Lourie •Martin •McBryde •McClure •McKenna •McLaughlin •McNamee •Moreno •Mullen •Nelson •Nickerson •Niemeyer •Norton •Parker •Pickering •Rader •Rainey •Randolph •Shanstrom •Shedd •Shubb •Singleton •Skretny •Souter •Sparr •Stahl •Stamp •Suhrheinrich •Taylor •Vollmer •Ware •Wilson
1991	Albritton •Andersen •Armstrong •Arnold •Bartle •Bassler •Batchelder •Beckwith •Belot •Benson •Blackburn •Bramlette •Brody •Brody •Burrell •Carnes •Caulfield •Cauthron •Clement •Collier •Conway •Cooper •Dalzell •DeMent •DeMoss •Doherty •Echols •Edmunds •Faber •Freeh •Gaitan •Garza •Graham •Haik •Hamilton •Hansen •Hendren •Herlong •Highsmith •Hogan •Huff •Hurley •Irenas •Johnson •Joyner •Kelly •Kleinfeld •Legg •Leonard •Lewis •Longstaff •Lungstrum •Luttig •Matia •McCalla •McDade •McKeague •McKelvie •Means •Merryday •Moore •Morgan •Nielsen •Nimmons •Osteen Sr. •Padova •Payne •Reinhard •Robinson •Robreno •Roll •Roth •Schlesinger •Scullin •Siler •Solis •Sotomayor •Sparks •Stohr •Thomas •Traxler •Trimble •Ungaro •Van Sickle •Wanger •Werlein •Whyte • Yohn
1992	Baird •Barbadoro •Black •Boudin •Carnes •Covello •DiClerico •Gilbert •Gonzalez •Gorton •Hansen •Heyburn •Jackson •Jacobs •Keeley •Kendall •Kopf •Kyle •Lewis •McAuliffe •McLaughlin •Melloy •Preska •Quist •Randa •Rosenthal •Rovner •Schall •Sedwick •Simandle •Stahl •Vratil •Williams