Edward Willis Nottingham Jr. (born January 9, 1948) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, having served in that office from November 24, 1989, until his resignation on October 21, 2008, after a year of scandal.
Edward Willis Nottingham Jr.
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Born 1948 in Denver, CO
FJC ID: 1786
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 36/year
Colorado District Court · 1989–2008
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Grand Junction, Colorado1987–1989
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado1973–1976, 1978–1987
District of ColoradoAssistant U.S. attorney · 1976–1978
Law clerk · 1972–1973
Appointments
- 1989–2008 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
J.D. · 1972- Cornell UniversityA.B. · 1969