Robert James Sharpe, OC, FRSC (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and judge.
From 1988 to 1990, he was the Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Canada under Chief Justice Brian Dickson.
[6] After leaving the bench, he joined Arbitration Place[7] and rejoined the University of Toronto Faculty of Law as Distinguished Jurist in Residence.
In 2001, Robert Sharpe wrote the reasons of the Ontario Court of Appeal that recognized the distinctive legal rights of Métis people.
[9] In November 2007, the Toronto Star reported that "In a decision [written by Justice Sharpe on behalf of a panel comprising himself and Justices Karen Weiler and Robert Blair] described as a major breakthrough for freedom of the press in Canada, the [Ontario Court of Appeal] chiselled out what it calls a "new and distinctive" defence for journalists reporting on matters of public significance.