Gary E. Sherman (born May 5, 1949) is a retired American lawyer and Democratic politician from Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
[1] While in college, Sherman became active with several protest movements that were popular on campus at the time, joining in a sit-in to demand the university establish an ethnic studies program in 1967.
[1] During college, he also enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps with the United States Air Force, which agreed to defer his active duty status while he continued his education in law school.
He served only 92 days on active duty, followed by four years inactive with the United States Air Force Reserve.
[2] After leaving the Air Force, Sherman moved to the city of Washburn, in far northern Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near his wife's former residence.
After that, Sherman chose to run for a soon-to-be open seat on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in the Wausau-based 3rd district.
Name recognition from his recent judicial campaign helped him in the Democratic primary, where he defeated two opponents, receiving 40% of the vote.
Governor Jim Doyle announced that he would seek applicants for the appointment, and Sherman decided to put his name.