filed a petition which unsuccessfully sought the removal of both Chief Justice Robert F. Morrison and Sharpstein on the basis of incompetence due to age. Sharpstein remained a member of the court until his death on December 28, 1892. Civic activities In 1878, Sharpstein was a member of the first board of trustees of the Hastings College of the Law. Personal life On November 17, 1845, Sharpstein married Catherine C. Crittenden in Macomb, Michigan. They had two daughters, who both died young in Michigan, and two sons, Jay Pitt Sharpstein, who lived in Berkeley, and William Crittenden Sharpstein, who graduated from Hastings College of Law and became an attorney. References Selected publications External links John R. Sharpstein. California Supreme Court Historical Society. Past & Present Justices. California State Courts. See also List of justices of the Supreme Court of California 1823 births 1892 deaths People from Richmond, New York People from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin People from Kenosha County, Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly United States Attorneys for the District of Wisconsin District attorneys in Wisconsin Wisconsin postmasters Justices of the Supreme Court of California Superior court judges in the United States 19th-century American judges U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law Lawyers from San Francisco Lawyers from Milwaukee 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers