Kevin Hunter Sharp
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Kevin Hunter Sharp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1993. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1963 · age 63
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- Christian Brothers College 1990 · Vanderbilt Law School 1993
- Succeeded
- Robert L. Echols
- Succeeded by
- William Lynn Campbell Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Middle District of Tennessee succeeded Robert L. Echols | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on May 2, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 62. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
48 D, 40 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 11
3 D, 7 R, 1 I
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| Christian Brothers College | B.S. | 1990 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | J.D. | 1993 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Sharp was assigned 1,823 district-court cases (2003–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 41 days across 1,823 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 130 of Sharp’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 109 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 4 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 4 published opinions for the court (2011). Most cited: Productivemd, LLC v. 4umd, LLC (21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Productivemd, LLC v. 4umd, LLC | 821 F. Supp. 2d 955 | 21 |
| 2011 | Jones v. Shinseki | 804 F. Supp. 2d 665 | 5 |
| 2011 | RENTERIA-VILLEGAS v. Metropolitan Government | 796 F. Supp. 2d 900 | 5 |
| 2011 | RENASANT BANK v. Ericson | 801 F. Supp. 2d 690 | 0 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Kevin Hunter Sharp?
- President Barack Obama appointed Kevin Hunter Sharp to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 2011.
- Was Kevin Hunter Sharp appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Kevin Hunter Sharp was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Kevin Hunter Sharp's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Kevin Hunter Sharp 89–0 on May 2, 2011.
- Which court was Kevin Hunter Sharp on?
- Kevin Hunter Sharp was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2011)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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5 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).