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.
[1] 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.
[1] 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.