Gary L. Sharpe at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 29, 2004–present
Gary L. Sharpe
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1997-2004
- senior litigation counsel, 1994-1997
- interim U.S. attorney, 1992-1994
- assistant U.S. attorney and supervisory assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1992
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 1982-1997
- Special assistant attorney general, State of New York, 1981-1982
- Adjunct professor, Binghamton University and Broome Community College, 1978-1982
- Senior assistant district attorney, Broome County, NY, 1974-1981
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. New York, 2004-present
- Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Education
- University at Buffalo · B.A., 1971
- Cornell Law School · Juris Doctor
Personal record
Born 1947 · Cortland, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2931/gary-l-sharpe/Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml