Background
Whitmore, Sharp was born on April 26, 1918 in Price, Utah, United States. Son of Leland and Anne (Sharp) Whitmore.
Whitmore, Sharp was born on April 26, 1918 in Price, Utah, United States. Son of Leland and Anne (Sharp) Whitmore.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1939). University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1942). Awarded Doctor of Laws by McGeorge School of the Law, University of the Pacific, 1982.
Order of the Coif (Honorary, 1963). Member, 1953-1958 and Chairman, 1956-1958. Committee of Bar Examiners.
Member, Board of Governors, 1962-1965 and Vice President and Treasurer, 1964-1965, The State Bar of California. Chairman, Joint Commission on Fair Election Practices, 1976-1978. Member, Board of Directors, National Judicial College, since 1989.
Associate Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, 1946-1950, partner, since 1951. Chairman California Committee Bar Examiners, 1956-1958.
Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1959-1961. 1967-1971; President, 1970-1971), Beverly Hills (Member, Board of Governors, 1965-1968) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1957-1958 and since 1968. Board of Governors, 19851988.
Council, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, since 1968) Bar Associations. Chancery Club (Member and President, 1962 1963). National Conference of Bar Examiners (Member, Board of Managers, 1955-1959, Chairman, 1957-1958).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, 1977-1980. Chairman, 1982-1983; Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982).
Married Frances Dorr, August 15, 1940. Children: Richard, William, Annual.