Allen Sharp
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1973 and confirmed by voice vote, Allen Sharp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2009
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1973
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- George Washington 1954 · Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1957
- Succeeded
- Robert Allen Grant
- Succeeded by
- Jon Ernest DeGuilio
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Northern District of Indiana succeeded Robert Allen Grant | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| George Washington University | B.A. | 1954 |
| Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) | J.D. | 1957 |
| Butler University | M.A. | 1986 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Sharp was assigned 7,110 district-court cases (1976–2009). Median time from filing to termination: 154 days across 7,110 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 135 of Sharp’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 107 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Sharp authored 664 published opinions for the court (1973–2009). Most cited: Baltoski v. Pretorius (88 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Baltoski v. Pretorius | 291 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 88 |
| 1979 | Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Renfrow | 475 F. Supp. 1012 | 68 |
| 1982 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Estate of Caton | 540 F. Supp. 673 | 50 |
| 1981 | Hendrix v. Faulkner | 525 F. Supp. 435 | 46 |
| 1985 | Wykoff v. Resig | 613 F. Supp. 1504 | 44 |
| 1979 | Doe v. Koger | 480 F. Supp. 225 | 39 |
| 1979 | Hines v. Elkhart General Hospital | 465 F. Supp. 421 | 34 |
| 1982 | Green v. Internal Revenue Service | 556 F. Supp. 79 | 31 |
| 1985 | Miller v. Lay Trucking Co., Inc. | 606 F. Supp. 1326 | 28 |
| 1994 | Vandeventer v. Wabash National Corp. | 867 F. Supp. 790 | 27 |
| 1983 | Tolen v. AH Robins Co., Inc. | 570 F. Supp. 1146 | 27 |
| 1981 | Eaton Corp. v. Appliance Valves Corp. | 526 F. Supp. 1172 | 27 |
| 2009 | Loubser v. United States | 606 F. Supp. 2d 897 | 26 |
| 1989 | Gorman v. Moody | 710 F. Supp. 1256 | 25 |
| 1977 | Dommer v. Hatcher | 427 F. Supp. 1040 | 25 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 664 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Allen Sharp?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Allen Sharp to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1973.
- Was Allen Sharp appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Allen Sharp was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Allen Sharp's confirmation vote?
- Allen Sharp was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1973. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Allen Sharp on?
- Allen Sharp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).