Charles Robert Sherman (c. September 26, 1788 – June 24, 1829) was an American lawyer and public servant.

He married Mary Hoyt in 1810 and then moved to Lancaster, Ohio, where he was successful as a lawyer in private practice.

[1] In 1823 he became a judge in the Ohio Supreme Court, where he continued to serve until his sudden death in 1829.

[1] Judge Sherman left his widow with no means of support and eleven children, the oldest eighteen years of age, the youngest an infant.

His youngest son, Hoyt Sherman, would also become notable as a military officer, politician, and businessman.