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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Ind. Courts - More on: "Federal Judge Allen Sharp dies "
Updating preliminary coverage from July 10, the South Bend Tribune today has a lengthy story by Margaret Fosmoe, headed "Tough-minded U.S. District Judge Sharp dies at 77." It begins:
U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp is remembered as a no-nonsense judge who loved his job, revered the jury system and was an active jurist until his death.Sharp, who served the Northern District of Indiana since 1973, died Friday at his Granger home. He was 77.
Sharp, a Republican, was appointed by President Nixon in 1973 and served as chief judge from 1981 to 1996.
He presided over some of this area's highest-profile cases, including former assistant football coach Joe Moore's age-discrimination suit against Notre Dame, and the trial of Joseph Paul Franklin in the shooting of Urban League President Vernon Jordan.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 12, 2009 10:00 AM
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