--- title: "Gary L. Sharpe | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-l-sharpe-2931" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Gary L. Sharpe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. New York, 2004-present - Gary Lawrence Sharpe (1947 – 2024) was a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, serving from 2004 until his death in 2024, and later as a senior judge - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1997-2004 - U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District of NY (1997–2004) - 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 - Chief 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 ### Additional information - Senior Judge: January 1, 2016 – February 12, 2024 - Chief Judge: December 16, 2011 – August 31, 2015 - Known for notable rulings, including a 2012 decision setting the New York congressional primary date to ensure overseas absentee ballots could be mailed in time - received his commission on January 29, 2004 - Nominated by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by Judge Thomas James McAvoy. - senior litigation counsel, 1994-1997 - interim U.S. attorney, 1992-1994 - assistant U.S. attorney and supervisory assistant U.S. attorney, 1982-1992 - Date of birth: 1947-01-01 - Birth place: Cortland, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording and photography Scope: statewide New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms. Evidence excerpt: 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 obtained [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### evidence presentation control Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: 1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2931/gary-l-sharpe/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2931/gary-l-sharpe/) - [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2931/gary-l-sharpe/) - [Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings](https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=true) - [Guide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role](https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2931/gary-l-sharpe/) - [Sharpe, Gary L. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/sharpe-gary-l) - [Wikidata: Gary L. Sharpe](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5525414) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-l-sharpe-2931", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-l-sharpe-2931", "name": "Gary L. Sharpe | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary L. Sharpe, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-l-sharpe-2931#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-l-sharpe-2931#judge", "name": "Gary L. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.