Kevin Sharp | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
In office October 1, 2014 – April 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | William Joseph Haynes Jr. |
Succeeded by | Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
In office May 3, 2011 – April 15, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert L. Echols |
Succeeded by | William L. Campbell Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | January 22, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Mesa Community College (
AA) Christian Brothers University ( BS) Vanderbilt University ( JD) |
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.
Sharp was born on January 22, 1963, in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] He earned an Associate of Arts from Mesa Community College in 1988. [2] 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. [3] [4]
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. [5] 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. [5] However, Sharp was the preferred choice of Republican Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. [5]
On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Sharp to a judgeship on the Middle District of Tennessee. [3] His nomination was for the seat vacated by Judge Robert L. Echols. [6] On May 2, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote. [7] He received his commission on May 3, 2011, [4] and served as Chief Judge beginning October 1, 2014. [4] [8] On January 26, 2017, he sent a letter to President Trump resigning his judgeship effective April 15, 2017. [9] [10]
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. [5]
Kevin Sharp | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
In office October 1, 2014 – April 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | William Joseph Haynes Jr. |
Succeeded by | Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
In office May 3, 2011 – April 15, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert L. Echols |
Succeeded by | William L. Campbell Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee | January 22, 1963
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Mesa Community College (
AA) Christian Brothers University ( BS) Vanderbilt University ( JD) |
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.
Sharp was born on January 22, 1963, in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] He earned an Associate of Arts from Mesa Community College in 1988. [2] 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. [3] [4]
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. [5] 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. [5] However, Sharp was the preferred choice of Republican Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. [5]
On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Sharp to a judgeship on the Middle District of Tennessee. [3] His nomination was for the seat vacated by Judge Robert L. Echols. [6] On May 2, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote. [7] He received his commission on May 3, 2011, [4] and served as Chief Judge beginning October 1, 2014. [4] [8] On January 26, 2017, he sent a letter to President Trump resigning his judgeship effective April 15, 2017. [9] [10]
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. [5]