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Federal judge solicited prostitutes

By Glen Ashman

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10th Circuit Drops Judicial Conduct Probe of Former Federal Judge
The National Law Journal

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dropped its judicial
conduct investigation of U.S. District Judge Edward W. Nottingham of
the District of Colorado, who was accused of soliciting prostitutes
and spending thousands of dollars at a topless nightclub. Nottingham,
who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, resigned on
Wednesday. The next day, Chief Judge Robert H. Henry dropped the
investigation, stating that the complaints filed against the judge
were "moot," given his resignation.

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	Federal judge in Colo. resigns amid investigation AP - Tue Oct 21, 6:34 PM ET DENVER - The federal judge who oversaw the insider trading trial of former Qwest Communications CEO Joe Nacchio is resigning as complaints of judicial misconduct are investigated. Edward W. Nottingham, the chief federal district judge in Colorado ceased his judicial duties immediately and his resignation will be effective Oct. 29, according to a statement Tuesday posted on the Web site of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The statement said multiple complaints of misconduct were being investigated by the circuit's judicial council. It did not elaborate. Judge Wiley Y. Daniel succeeds Nottingham as chief judge.