Gary Lawrence Sharpe (January 1, 1947 – February 12, 2024) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Gary L. Sharpe
New York Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Born 1947 in Cortland, NY
Died 2024 in Ballston Lake, NY
FJC ID: 3048
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 5/year
New York Northern District Court · 2004–2024
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1982–1997- ↳assistant U.S. attorney and supervisory assistant U.S. attorney · 1982–1992
- ↳interim U.S. attorney · 1992–1994
- ↳senior litigation counsel · 1994–1997
- Binghamton University and Broome Community CollegeAdjunct professor · 1978–1982
State of New YorkSpecial assistant attorney general · 1981–1982- Broome County, New YorkSenior assistant district attorney · 1974–1981
Appointments
2004–2024 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1974- State University of New York at BuffaloB.A. · 1971