G. Kendall Sharp

George Kendall Sharp (born December 30, 1934) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

G. Kendall Sharp
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2000
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office November 15, 1983 – January 1, 2000
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Ben Krentzman
Succeeded by	John Antoon II
Personal details
Born	George Kendall Sharp (1934-12-30) December 30, 1934 Chicago, Illinois
Education	Yale University (B.A.) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Sharp was born on December 30, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1957. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1963. He was a United States Naval Reserve Captain from 1957 to 1988. He was on active duty from 1957 to 1960. He was in private practice of law in Vero Beach, Florida from 1963 to 1978. He was a public defender for the 19th Judicial Circuit from 1964 to 1968. He was a school board attorney of Indian River County from 1968 to 1978. He was a judge of the 19th Circuit Court in Vero Beach from 1978 to 1983. He was a member of the faculty of Indian River Community College (now Indian River State College) in Fort Pierce in 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

Sharp was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 1, 1983, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida vacated by Judge Ben Krentzman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 15, 1983, and received commission on November 16, 1983. He assumed senior status on January 1, 2000. He serves in the Orlando division of the court.[1]

Notable cases

In 1991, Sharp "rejected charges by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that five automobile-window tinting shops in Florida violated federal safety standards by installing window film that blocked too much light."[2] Sharp also presided over the 2008 case of former Backstreet Boys and NSYNC manager Lou Pearlman in connection with a long-running fraudulent investment scheme. Sharp sentenced Pearlman to 25 years in prison.[3]

References

1. "Sharp, George Kendall".
2. "Judge Backs Auto Tinters." New York Times 21 August 1991.
3. Sisaripo, Ben. "Former Band Manager Is Sentenced." New York Times 22 May 2008.

Sources

• George Kendall Sharp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Ben Krentzman	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1983–2000	Succeeded by John Antoon II