G. Kendall Sharp
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George Kendall Sharp is an American lawyer
Law of the United States
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 and federal judge
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.

Sharp was born in 1934 in Chicago
Chicago
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. He received his Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 degree
Academic degree
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 from Yale University
Yale University
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 in 1957. Sharp entered the Naval Reserve
United States Navy Reserve
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 in 1957, and served on active duty
Active duty
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 from 1957 to 1960. He retired in 1988 with the rank
Military rank
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 of captain. Sharp received his J.D.
Juris Doctor
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 from the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
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 in 1963.

Sharp was in private practice
Practice of law
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 in Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
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 from 1963 to 1978, and served as public defender
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 of the 19th Judicial Circuit from 1964 to 1968. He was school board attorney for the Indian River County School District
Indian River County School District
Indian River County School District is a public school district that covers Indian River County, Florida.- School Board :The District School Board is elected on a non-partisan basis.*District 1: Karen Disney-Brombach Chairman...

 from 1968 to 1978.

Sharp served as a judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit from 1978 to 1983. He was on the faculty of Indian River Community College
Indian River Community College
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  in Ft. Pierce in 1979.

President
President of the United States
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 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
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 nominated Sharp to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves the residents of thirty-five counties from eight courthouses....

 on November 1, 1983, to a seat vacated by Isaac Benjamin Krentzman, Jr. Confirmed
Advice and consent
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 by the Senate
United States Senate
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 on November 15, 1983, he received commission
Letters patent
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 the next day.

Sharp assumed senior status
Senior status
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 on January 1, 2000. He serves on the Orlando
Orlando, Florida
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 division of the court.

In 1991, Sharp "rejected charges by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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 that five automobile-window tinting
Window film
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 shops in Florida violated federal safety standards by installing window film that blocked too much light." Sharp also presided over the 2008 case of former Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
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 and 'N Sync
'N Sync
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 manager
Talent manager
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 Lou Pearlman
Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...

 in connection with a long-running fraudulent investment scheme. Sharp sentenced
Sentence (law)
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Pearlman to 25 years in prison.
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