231 ABA Journal 10th Circuit Court articles.
A retired federal judge renowned for his kindness, hard work and fairness in the courtroom died yesterday after a long illness. David Winder, a former chief judge of the U.S.…
May 20, 2009 6:45 PM CDT
A constitutional law scholar has suddenly announced that he plans to step down from his lifetime appointment to the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and return to academia.
…May 6, 2009 1:29 AM CDT
Two government agencies were pleased with the work that attorney Richard David Wyss did for them.
But because Wyss told both the Utah Department of Public Safety and the federal…
Apr 8, 2009 5:35 PM CDT
For years, Howard Kieffer dazzled clients, judges and lawyers with his federal sentencing expertise. Then they found out why he knew so much.
Apr 2, 2009 3:19 AM CDT
An Arkansas lawyer is facing criminal charges for allegedly using his client trust account as a vehicle to help a client avoid income tax.
Oscar Stilley, 45, of Fort Smith…
Mar 12, 2009 12:49 AM CDT
Asked by a federal judge in Utah to recover money on behalf of investors allegedly fleeced by a claimed Ponzi scheme operator, Val Southwick, a receiver has focused on two…
Mar 10, 2009 6:12 PM CDT
An en banc federal appeals court has reinstated the insider-trading conviction of Joseph Nacchio, the former chief executive of Qwest Communications.
In a 5-4 ruling, the full 10th U.S. Circuit…
Feb 25, 2009 6:20 PM CST
If the presidential ballot count in Ohio is close on Tuesday, lawyers who specialize in election law are likely to busy next week.
Court challenges are expected in hard-fought states,…
Nov 1, 2008 12:27 AM CDT
A judicial council order says U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham “may have made false statements” to investigators during a misconduct inquiry.
The order by the Judicial Council of the Denver-based…
Oct 31, 2008 12:57 PM CDT
Facing multiple misconduct complaints, U.S. District Judge Edward W. Nottingham, chief of the federal court in Colorado, has resigned, effective Oct. 29.
The Denver-based Oct 21, 2008 9:23 PM CDT
A federal judge in Denver is considering resignation after a former prostitute filed a new ethics complaint against him that contends he asked her to lie about paying her for…
Oct 17, 2008 11:02 AM CDT
Saying that they expect their client may be charged in other jurisdictions, lawyers for non-attorney Howard Kieffer are seeking a trial delay in in a fraud case related to his…
Oct 13, 2008 6:39 PM CDT
A Missouri lawyer who was previously suspended from practice in an unrelated matter has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for defrauding a bank of more than $866,000.
…Oct 8, 2008 8:13 PM CDT
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver assembled en banc Thursday to decide whether disgraced Qwest CEO Joseph P. Nacchio should get a new trial in the insider-trading…
Sep 26, 2008 10:38 AM CDT
A libel suit filed over a true-crime book written by best-selling author and attorney John Grisham has been dismissed by a federal judge.
Grisham’s book, The Innocent Man, focuses on…
Sep 18, 2008 10:27 PM CDT
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