Kevin H. Sharp
{{Short description|American judge (born 1963)}}
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| office = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
| term_start = October 1, 2014
| term_end = April 15, 2017
| predecessor = William Joseph Haynes Jr.
| successor = Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
| term_start1 = May 3, 2011
| term_end1 = April 15, 2017
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| appointer1 = Barack Obama
| predecessor1 = Robert L. Echols
| successor1 = William L. Campbell Jr.
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| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee
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{{nowrap|Christian Brothers University (BS)}}
{{nowrap|Vanderbilt University (JD)}}
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Kevin Hunter Sharp (born January 22, 1963) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Early life and education
Sharp was born on January 22, 1963, in Memphis, Tennessee.{{Cite web | author= | url=http://www.martindale.com/Kevin-Hunter-Sharp/1612808-lawyer.htm | title=Kevin Hunter Sharp – Lawyer Profile | work=Martindale | date= | access-date=April 2, 2011}} He earned an Associate of Arts from Mesa Community College in 1988.{{Cite web | author=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary | url=http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongressJudicialNominations/upload/KevinSharp-PublicQuestionnaireUpdate.pdf | title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Kevin Hunter Sharp | date=November 15, 2010 | access-date=April 2, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131091045/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongressJudicialNominations/upload/KevinSharp-PublicQuestionnaireUpdate.pdf | archive-date=January 31, 2017 | url-status=dead }} Sharp then received a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from Christian Brothers College (now known as Christian Brothers University) in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993.{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/17/president-obama-nominates-six-united-states-district-court-111710 | title=President Obama Nominates Six to the United States District Court, 11/17/10 | date=November 17, 2010 | via=National Archives | work=whitehouse.gov | access-date=April 2, 2011}}{{FJC Bio|nid=1393686|inline=yes}}
=Federal judicial service=
During the 111th Congress, Democrats from the Tennessee House delegation provided recommendations to the Obama White House for filling a vacancy on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.{{Cite news | first=Brandon | last=Gee | url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101212/NEWS01/12120333/2066/NEWS03 | title=Obama's judicial pick seen as snub to TN congressional Dems | work=The Tennessean | date=December 12, 2010 | access-date=December 14, 2010}} Sharp, himself a Democrat, was included on the original list of recommendations, but the delegation ultimately recommended Nashville attorney Kathryn Barnett as its first choice. However, Sharp was the preferred choice of Republican Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.
On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Sharp to a judgeship on the Middle District of Tennessee. His nomination was for the seat vacated by Judge Robert L. Echols.{{Cite news|first=Ken|last=Whitehouse|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/11/17/obama_taps_nashville_attorney_sharp_for_federal_judgeship|title=Obama taps Nashville attorney Sharp for federal judgeship|work=NashvillePost.com|date=November 17, 2010|access-date=April 2, 2011}} On May 2, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00062.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge)|website=senate.gov}} He received his commission on May 3, 2011, and served as Chief Judge beginning October 1, 2014.{{cite web | url=http://news.uscourts.gov/milestones?field_milestone_category_value=elevated | title=Judicial Milestones | publisher=United States Courts}} On January 26, 2017, he sent a letter to President Trump resigning his judgeship effective April 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/01/26/chief-federal-judge-nashville-resign-donald-trump/97064322/|title=Kevin Sharp's departure gives Trump chance to reshape Nashville court|website=The Tennessean|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/courts/article/20850197/report-chief-federal-judge-stepping-down|title=Report: Chief federal judge stepping down – Nashville Post|website=Nashville Post|date=26 January 2017 }}
Personal
Sharp's former father-in-law, Lew Conner, is a former state court judge and a prominent Republican fundraiser who has donated over forty thousand dollars to the campaigns and political action committees of Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.
References
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1393686}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Kevin_Hunter_Sharp}}
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Category:Christian Brothers University alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Category:Lawyers from Memphis, Tennessee
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama