In 1852, Sherwood moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan and continued to practice law.
He served as the Kalamazoo city attorney.
Sherwood was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1882 on the Greenback Party ticket and served from 1883 to 1889.
Sherwood also served as the chief justice from 1886 to 1889.
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