Dec. 7, 2009 – Former State Bar of Wisconsin President Gary E. Sherman has been appointed by Gov. Jim Doyle to fill the seat of retiring Judge Burnie Bridge on the District IV Court of Appeals, effective in January.
Sherman, who served as State Bar President from 1994 to 1995, has represented the 74th Assembly District as a Democrat since 1999. He has practiced law in Port Wing since 1974. His practice is currently concentrated in the development of small community drinking water and wastewater systems. Sherman is also the author of the 1983 version of Wisconsin Practice (West).
“I am pleased to appoint Gary Sherman to the District IV Court of Appeals,” Gov. Doyle said of the appointment. “Gary is a great legal mind who will bring his broad experience to the bench. I am confident he will be an excellent judge.”
Sherman graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1973 and subsequently served as legal counsel in the U.S. Air Force before entering private practice.
“The law has dominated my entire adult life, from private practice to public service,” Sherman said. “I have been involved in many divergent aspects of the profession for more than 36 years and all of that experience has helped prepare me for this new challenge. I will never forget that the business of courts is trying to solve the real problems of real people.”
Sherman currently serves on the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, co-chairs the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology, and chairs the Assembly Committee on Forestry. He is also a member of the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations, and currently serves on the Employee Trust Funds Board and the Group Insurance Board.
A special election will be held to fill Sherman’s Assembly seat.
Adam Korbitz is the Government Relations Coordinator for the State Bar of Wisconsin.
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