George Kendall Sharp

Judge George Kendall Sharp

Personal

Birthday:

1934

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Naval Reserve captain, 1957-1988; active duty, 1957-1960
Private practice, Vero Beach, Florida, 1963-1978
Public defender, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida, 1964-1968
Attorney, Indian River County [Florida] School Board, 1968-1978
Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1978-1983
Faculty, Indian River Community College, Ft. Pierce, Florida, 1979

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1957

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1963

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Court Name:

Florida Middle District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/16/1983

Retirement from Active Service:

1/1/2000