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Judge Sharp Reflects On His Exit From The Bench

By Vin Gurrieri (July 14, 2017, 9:52 PM EDT) -- Stepping down from his lifetime appointment as chief judge in the Middle District of Tennessee to return to private practice was a complicated decision for former Judge Kevin Sharp, who told Law360 in an exclusive interview that his dissatisfaction with having to impose mandatory minimum sentences and his belief that he could have a greater social impact as a private practitioner each played a role in his leaving the black robe behind....

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