Complaints Against Nottingham Dismissed

Will there be criminal charges filed now....or will those be dropped as well.

The chief judge of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an order dismissing complaints against former Chief U.S. District Judge Edward W. Nottingham who resigned last week amid allegations involving prostitutes.

Chief Judge Robert Henry initiated a misconduct complaint against Nottingham on Oct. 1 alleging that he had been a client of a prostitution businesses in violation of Colorado law and had misused his court-owned cell phone in making calls to prostitutes, and had made false statements during the court's investigation. The matter also was referred to a special investigative committee.

On Oct. 8, two committees submitted a joint report to the Judicial Council.

Two days later, another misconduct complaint was filed

against Nottingham by a prostitute who said Nottingham was a client and that on Feb. 29, he had asked her to lie to federal investigators about the nature of their relationship.

Henry dismissed the complaint because it is "moot" now that Nottingham has resigned.

The Denver Post