Sharp was born on January 22, 1963, in
Memphis, Tennessee. He earned an
Associate of Arts from
Mesa Community College in 1988. 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.
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. 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. On May 2, 2011, the
United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 89–0 vote. He received his commission on May 3, 2011, On January 26, 2017, he sent a letter to
President Trump resigning his judgeship effective April 15, 2017. ==Personal==